Sugar And Spice Pumpkin Pie
Total Time: 2 hrs
Preparation Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie shells
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 3/4 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon greshly grated nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Recipe
- 1 place unbaked pie crust in 9" deep dish pie plate, trimming overhang and crimping. chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.
- 2 position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 3 line chilled pie shell with parchment paper and fill with dried beans or pie weights. bake until the sides have just set and look dry, 16-20 minutes. remove weights and parchment and bake until the edges are light golden and the bottom is pale and completely dry, about 5 minutes. let crust cool completely on a wire rack before filling.
- 4 reduce oven heat to 325 degrees.
- 5 in a large bowl, whisk the pumpkin, eggs, egg yolk, cream, and brandy.
- 6 in a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and cloves. whisk the sugar mixture into the pumpkin mixture.
- 7 pour the pie filling into the cooled pie crust. bake until the pie is set around the outside but still slightly wet and jiggly in the center, about 1 hour. let the pie cool completely on a wire rack and then refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 2 days before serving.
- 8 serve with brandied ginger cream: whip 1 cup heavy cream with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until it forms very soft peaks, about 2 minutes. add 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1 teaspoons of brandy and continue whipping until it forms medium-firm peaks, about 30 seconds longer.
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