Pumpkin pie
Description
Perfect with tea and coffee. Before preparing, cut the pumpkin into pieces and bake until tender. Ingredients used in making pumpkin pie include: pumpkin, flour, sugar, raisins, butter, and cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Place the pumpkin in a heatproof dish and bake for an hour until cooked. Set the cooked pumpkin aside and let it cool. Scoop out the flesh from the pumpkin and mash it thoroughly with a spoon.
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Step 2
2. Place flour, cinnamon, sugar, and cubed butter into a large bowl. Process in a food processor at high speed for about twenty seconds until the mixture becomes fine and crumbly. Add the eggs mashed with pumpkin and mix for about ten seconds until the dough becomes smooth. Grind the nuts and add them to the dough along with raisins. Mix well.
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Step 3
3. Grease the pie pan with melted butter and sprinkle with flour. Place the dough into the pan and smooth the surface.
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Step 4
4. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for one hour. Check the pie for doneness: if no dough sticks to a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the pie, it is ready.
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Step 5
5. Then, after five minutes, place on a wire rack to cool. The cake can be decorated with powdered sugar or cream glaze.