Holiday Favourite
Gay Lea Pumpkin Pie
Celebrate Thanksgiving with the perfect dessert to end the perfect meal.
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Ingredients:
| Flaky Pastry | ||
| 1-1/3 cups | all-purpose flour | 425 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | salt | 1 mL |
| 1/2 cup | Gay Lea unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1 | 125 mL |
| 3 tbsp | ice water (approx) | 45 mL |
| 2 tsp | cider vinegar | 10 mL |
| Filling | ||
| 1 can | pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling) | 14 oz/398 mL Or 1-3/4 cups/425 mL |
| 2/3 cup | packed light brown sugar | 150 mL |
| 1 tsp | ground cinnamon | 5 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | ground ginger | 2 mL |
| Pinch each ground cloves, nutmeg and salt | ||
| 2 | eggs | 2 |
| 2/3 cup | 18% cream | 150 mL |
| 1/2 cup | Gay Lea Sour cream | 125 mL |
| Garnish- 1/2 cup | Gay Lea Whipped Cream | 125 mL |
Instructions:
Pastry: In the bowl of food processor, pulse together flour and salt to aerate. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few larger pieces, about the size of peas. In a separate bowl stir together ice water and vinegar. Add water mixture to food processor bowl; pulse briefly, adding up to 1 tbsp (15 mL) more water if mixture looks too dry. Pulse until mixture is thoroughly moistened but has not formed into a ball. Dump mixture out onto work surface. Knead lightly to bring together into a ball; flatten into disc. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 days. Makes enough for one 9-inch single crust pie. Roll out pastry and fit into 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate. Trim pastry, leaving 1-inch (2.5 cm) overhang; fold the overhang under and flute edge if desired. With tines of fork, prick shell all over; cover with foil or parchment paper. Cover foil evenly with pie weights or dried beans. Bake on lowest rack at 400°F (200°C) for 15 minutes. Lift out weights; bake for another 10 minutes or until pastry is set.
slowly whisk into pumpkin mixture until well blended. Pour into baked pie shell. Bake on lowest rack at 350°F (180°C) for about 1 hour or until knife inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool on rack. Decorate edges of pie with Gay Lea whipped cream.