Classic American Pumpkin Pie with Spiced Condensed Milk Filling

Quick and tasty, with the simplest recipe! A traditional, classic American pumpkin pie, itʼs usually made around Thanksgiving, at the height of the fall season. Condensed milk and a lot of spices are added to the filling. Pumpkin pie turns out unusually aromatic and spicy. The base is crispy shortbread dough.
cook time: 2h
Maya Lindell
Classic American Pumpkin Pie with Spiced Condensed Milk Filling

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

241
Calories
12g
Fat
26g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For dough:

Wheat flour 160 g
Butter 100 g
Water 2 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt 0.5 tsp

For filling:

Pumpkin 300 g
Condensed milk 200 g
Eggs 2 pc
Ground cinnamon 0.5 tsp
Ginger powder to taste
Nutmeg to taste
Cardamom to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make pumpkin pie? Prepare your food. Weigh the pumpkin before cooking, its weight should be 800-850 grams, this is the amount that will make 300 grams of puree. Place the butter in the freezer before cooking; it should be very cool and hard so that it is easy to grate. Take natural condensed milk, without vegetable fats.

Step 2

Step 2
You need to prepare pumpkin puree in advance. To do this, we will bake it. Cut the pumpkin into small pieces and remove the skin. Be careful, it is very hard, donʼt cut yourself. That is why it is better to cut it into pieces.

Step 3

Step 3
Cut the resulting pieces into small pieces.

Step 4

Step 4
Place the pumpkin pieces in a baking dish. Bake the pumpkin for about 45 minutes in the oven at 180°C (depend on your oven).

Step 5

Step 5
It should become soft, the pieces can be easily pierced with a knife. Cool the finished pumpkin.

Step 6

Step 6
While the pumpkin is cooling, prepare the dough. Place flour in a large bowl. Pour salt into it and stir. Grate the cold butter. To make this easier, roll a piece of butter in flour.

Step 7

Step 7
Using your hands, rub the flour and butter into crumbs. Do this quickly so that the butter does not have time to melt from the heat of your hands. Why is it important? Because it is the pieces of butter mixed with flour that melt in the oven that will make the dough flaky and crispy.

Step 8

Step 8
Then pour ice water mixed with lemon juice into the crumbs. You may need more liquid, as it all depends on the quality of the oil and flour. Add it until the dough comes together. If the dough is too liquid, add a little more flour. Wrap the dough in film and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Step 9

Step 9
Using an immersion blender, puree the cooled pumpkin until pureed. If you donʼt have a blender, mash it with a masher.

Step 10

Step 10
Add condensed milk, eggs and spices to the pumpkin. In America, they sell special mixtures for pumpkin pie; in addition to cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, it also contains ground cloves and allspice.

Step 11

Step 11
Mix all ingredients with a whisk until smooth. The filling is ready.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the chilled dough between two sheets of parchment. Roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of about 2 mm. It is very convenient to do this between the papers, so it will not stick to the rolling pin. Make the size of the circle 4 cm larger than the diameter of the mold. My form measures 22 cm.

Step 13

Step 13
To make the pie look neat, I trimmed the dough around the plate. I used the scraps to decorate the pie.

Step 14

Step 14
Place the dough into the pan, carefully spreading it over the bottom and sides. Prick the dough all over the surface with a fork to prevent it from puffing up during baking.

Step 15

Step 15
Bake the dough in the oven at 180°C for about 15 minutes (depend on your oven). Then remove the form with the dough and cool slightly.

Step 16

Step 16
Pour the filling onto the crust.

Step 17

Step 17
Return the pie to the oven and bake until done. It took me 40 minutes. The filling should become dense and the edges of the dough should turn golden. Cool the pie and serve. If desired, you can decorate the top with pieces of dough left over from trimming the crust. They need to be molded, rolled out, cut and baked, brushed with egg on top.

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