Desserts are always indispensable during the holidays. Pumpkin pie, a classic and nostalgic dessert, is a food that no matter men, women, or children can resist. No matter what the holiday is, Thanksgiving or Christmas, you can quickly make it and have it on the table for the whole family. The dense texture of the pumpkin itself is combined with the sweetness brought by the brown sugar. You can also taste a hint of spiciness brought by the ginger powder when your taste buds collide. You can add some nuts or cream on the surface to increase the overall layering.
I’ve tried many pumpkin pie recipes, but this recipe and ingredients make for a faster and better tasting pumpkin pie. Christmas is coming soon. If you are wondering about the dessert choice for the party, you have come to the right place. Come and make pumpkin pie with me.
Equipment
How to make classic pumpkin pie
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Baking Pie Crust
You can buy the pie crust directly and make the dough. Of course, you can also make it yourself. If you have enough time, the pie crust you make will taste better. Maybe you want to ask why you need to bake the pie crust first. If the pie crust and pumpkin filling are baked in the oven together, the bottom of the pie crust will be wet and cannot be baked well, which will greatly affect the dessert. In order to maintain the overall crispy texture, it needs to be baked in advance.
Place the pie crust in the pie plate and place some baking ceramics on top of the bottom to prevent the bottom from puffing up. Then put it in the oven and bake for about ten minutes. After the pie crust is set, take it out to cool for a while and then put it in the oven and bake it for about five minutes.
Mix and break up the fillings
Although I used canned pumpkin puree, the canned pumpkin puree still has some fiber in it, so it needs to be further broken to make the taste denser.
Mix the pumpkin puree with all the above ingredients (except milk and whipping cream), then put them together in a food blender and beat again. This will not only make the filling better mixed, but also improve the taste of the finished desert.
Warm pumpkin puree
After the pumpkin puree is completely crushed, you can pour it directly into the pot and heat it. In fact, this step is to better stimulate the aroma of the pumpkin puree and to allow the brown sugar to melt well so that it is better mixed into the pumpkin puree.
Do not turn on high heat at this step. It is best to turn on medium to low heat, and then use a spatula to stir continuously to allow the food to be heated better. Halfway through, you need to mix the milk cream and eggs separately, then add them to the pumpkin puree, adding in small amounts multiple times to avoid rapid heating of the eggs and clumping. This can increase the milky flavor and make the taste smoother. The heating time is about five minutes.
Bake and cool
There is no need to heat the oven in advance. Set the oven temperature to 380 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 45 minutes. Don’t leave it alone during baking. It’s best to check the pumpkin puree and the pie crust halfway. Because the pie crust has been baked once in advance, baking it for the second time may cause the color to deepen, so You may need to cover the edges of the pie crust with tin foil halfway through. Finally, shake the pumpkin pie and find that only the center of the pumpkin pie will shake slightly, indicating that the pumpkin pie has been baked.
Finally, take out the pumpkin pie and place it on a cooling rack until it is completely cooled, and then refrigerate it in the refrigerator. The taste will be better after refrigeration. However, the shelf life of fresh food is only three days, so remember to consume it within the period.
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At first, I also thought that this kind of traditional food preparation was always complicated, because my grandmother or mother always made it for me, and I found it difficult to replicate the familiar taste. But after many attempts and debugging, I gradually regained that taste. No matter when I made it, it felt like my family was always with me. If you can’t often eat your mother’s cooking, then join me and try to copy your mother’s pumpkin pie.