Caramelized Pumpkin Crostata

Name: Caramelized Pumpkin Crostata
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Caramel Sauce; 12 servings Nanci Courtneys Crème Anglaise; 59 milliliters ice water; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 12 servings Powdered sugar; 59 milliliters superfine sugar; 473 milliliters sugar; 473 milliliters unbleached flour; 59 milliliters unsalted butter; 237 milliliters unsalted butter, cut up; 237 milliliters whipping cream, whipped; 4 kilograms small pumpkins , halved and seeded

Caramelized Pumpkin Crostatan is a vegetarian dessert. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 591 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have kosher salt, powdered sugar, ice water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Freeze 1 cup butter 10 minutes.

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Butter

Pulse flour, 1/4 cup superfine sugar, and salt in a food processor 2 or 3 times or until blended.

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Superfine Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add butter; pulse 15 times or until mixture is crumbly. With processor running, add 1/4 cup ice water through food chute. Process 10 seconds or just until blended.

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Water

Butter

Turn dough out onto a sheet of aluminum foil; shape into a 7-inch round. Cover tightly, and chill at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.

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Dough

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Aluminum Foil

Place pumpkin halves, cut side down, in a large, shallow pan.

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Pumpkin

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Frying Pan

Bake at 500 for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.

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Oven

Remove from oven, and cool to touch.

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Oven

Scoop out pulp, reserving 6 cups.

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a heavy skillet; add 2 cups sugar, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and turns a deep-golden color. Carefully stir in pumpkin pulp (mixture will lump but become smooth with further cooking); cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Spoon mixture into a bowl; chill 1 hour or until thoroughly chilled.

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Pumpkin

Butter

Sugar

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Bowl

Roll dough into an 18-by-15-inch oval on a floured surface; carefully transfer to a baking sheet (dough is very tender). Spoon pumpkin mixture over dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Gently lift border, and fold over filling, pleating dough as necessary.

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Pumpkin

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Roll