Butternut Squash Pie

Name: Butternut Squash Pie
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters roasted butternut squash, cooled; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 79 milliliters dark brown sugar; 1 egg; 3 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 113 grams sweetened condensed milk

One serving contains 143 calories, 4g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have ground ginger, egg yolks, nutmeg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Prepare the squash: Fill a deep pan with 1/2 inch of water. Quarter the butternut squash and scoop out the seeds.

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Squash

Seeds

Water

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Frying Pan

Place the squash pieces inside up in the water. Cover the top tightly with foil and roast at 400° Fahrenheit for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the flesh is fork tender. Be careful when removing the foil, the steam can burn you.

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Squash

Water

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Aluminum Foil

Make the filling: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Allow the squash to cool, scrape if from the skins, and place 4 cups of the squash flesh in the bowl of the food processor with the sweetened condensed milk. Puree in the food processor for 3 minutes, stopping frequently to scrape down the sides. The mixture should be very smooth.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Squash

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Food Processor

Bowl

Oven

Add the egg and extra yolks, the sugar, spices, and salt, and process for another minute, scraping down the sides.

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Spices

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Salt

Egg

Pour the mixture into the prepared crust.

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Crust

Bake the pie on the middle rack of the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, rotating every ten minutes to prevent burning.

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Oven

Bake until the filling puffs slightly and pulls away from the crust a bit. Allow the pie to cool completely before serving. Top with whipped cream or a marshmallow (brulee the marshmallow under the broiler or using a torch).

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Whipped Cream