Butternut Squash Pie

Name: Butternut Squash Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 907 grams cups pureed butternut squash (about 1 squash); 3 larges eggs, beaten; 315 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 355 milliliters half-and-half; 4 Tbsps ice water; 59 milliliters maple syrup; 2 teaspoons grated orange rind; 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 59 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Butternut Squash Pie is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 617 calories, 8g of protein, and 35g of fat. A mixture of pecans, ground nutmeg, orange rind, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles the size of peas.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Peas

Salt

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Blender

Sprinkle ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, evenly over surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape dough into a ball; cover and chill 30 minutes.

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Water

Dough

Roll dough to 1/8" thickness on a lightly floured surface. Fit into a 9" deep-dish pieplate; trim off excess pastry along edges. Fold edges under, and crimp. Line pastry with aluminum foil, and fill with pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

Dough

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 450 for 8 minutes.

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Oven

Remove weights and foil; bake pastry 4 more minutes.

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Remove pastry crust to a wire rack to cool; reduce oven temperature to 37

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Pastry Dough

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Wire Rack

Oven

Whisk together butternut squash and next 10 ingredients in a large bowl until combined.

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Butternut Squash

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour filling into crust.

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Crust

Bake at 375 for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean, shielding crust after 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

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Crust

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Wire Rack

Oven

Knife

Combine 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and pecans in a small skillet. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sugar melts and pecans are toasted. Spoon onto wax paper to cool. Crumble sugared pecans into pieces.

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Sugar

Pecans

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Wax Paper

Frying Pan

Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form. Slowly fold maple syrup into whipped cream. Cover and chill 1 hour.

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Powdered Sugar