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Help A Brit Out...?

6 comments, 436 views, posted 2:00 pm 29/10/2011 in Food & Recipes by dr3n
dr3n has 3949 posts, 1536 threads, 52 points
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ermmm hello my luverly american extended family types.. just a quick one.. but i was wondering if i could ask a small favour and see if any/all/some of you might be able to give us a bit of help please..?? you see - its that time of year again where 'La Maison Du dr3n' ends up with more leftover pumpkin than you can shake a big stick at.. so we (me and teh mr3 dr3n) have been thinking of making one of them proper american pumpkin pies this year for a change..

mmmmmmmmmmm nom nom...

so.. instead of trawling through countless recipe websites (that probably wont deliver the goods) I thought it would be a much better idea to go straight to the horses mouth and those *that know* by asking you good folks for any help, bestest tips, tricks and guidance that you might be able to offer us in order to achieve this..

for the shame of shames I don't think I have ever actually had it (i know..) before (but I've always imagined it tastes a bit like a bakewell tart.. dunno why.. maybe it's just an aesthetic thing.. and I bet that I'm also completely wrong) but if you can help us out and point us in the right direction for making a decent one that will go down well and taste as nom as a nom thing can taste then well.. then that would be bloody ace.

obviously by way of return i can share with you my nan's yorkshire pud recipe or something if that would help..?? our sincerest thanks in advance for any help offered..

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2:09 pm 29/10/2011

HariSeldon

Here is a recipe I'd use if I was told to make a pumpkin pie for me to eat. It has non-traditional ingredients but it will taste far better than your standard pumpkin pie recipe


Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup cold water
1 pinch salt

2 pounds sour cherries, pitted
1 1/8 cups white sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in the shortening until pea sized. Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Divide dough in half and shape into balls. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Roll one ball out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate. Roll out top crust and set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) In a saucepan, combine cherries, sugar and cornstarch. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until the juices thicken and become translucent. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and almond extract. Mix thoroughly and pour into pie shell. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until crust is golden brown


perhaps not much of a help and I apologize for that

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3:12 pm 29/10/2011

Rosie

I always use the recipe on the side of the can.

But, I ate a lot of steamed pumpkin in South Africa.  It is delicious just that plain!

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3:23 pm 29/10/2011

qsysopr

It depends on what kind of pumpkin you have. You need the small sugar pumpkins if you're going to make a decent pie from scratch. Most other pumpkins (like the ones used for Haloween Jack-O-Lanterns) aren't bred for taste. I'll have to see if I can dig up my mom's recipe. It's a little different from most in that there is a crumb topping on the pie that has a little brown sugar and orange zest. IMO, it's light years better than any other one I've tried.

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11:07 pm 29/10/2011

qsysopr

Crumb topped pumpkin pie.
(You'll have to do the US to Metric conversions.)

Pie:
One 9 inch pie shell, unbaked
Two cups pumpkin
1 can (15oz) sweetened condensed milk.
1 egg
½ tsp. salt.
¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground nutmeg

Orange Crumb topping:
½ pkg. ready made pie crust.
2 tsp. grated orange peel (fresh)
½ cup brown sugar

Beat pumpkin, egg, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg with rotary mixer or food processor. Pour into pie shell.

Mix pie curst mix, orange peel, and brown sugar with fork in a separate bowl.

Sprinkle pie with crumb topping. Cover edge of crust with 2 or 3 strips of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning. Remove foil during the last 15 minutes of baking.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake pie 50 – 55 minutes or until the filling is set and pastry is brown. Remove from oven to cooling rack until filling has set. You can serve this slightly warm or cold. Serve with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.

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11:20 pm 29/10/2011

djskitzy

hmmm... got 4 pumpkins ready for carving... might try one of these....

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12:26 am 30/10/2011

elsels

Also make pumpkin bread. If I find our recipe I will post it here for you.

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