Monday, November 9, 2009

Pumpkin Pie - My First Pie

You can look forward for few more-first attempt's here in this winter. Iam very much interested in baking, but could'nt spare time in finding exact recipe. I feel this is one sort of research work. so here i am documenting my first attempt's. Give your verdicts, I really appreciate your suggestions to bake better next time.

Pumpkin Pie Slice

You Bloggers across the sea tempt me a lot with your baking ventures. I thought that i could never find baking tray's / tart pan's / muffin tray's all in Chennai. But Arundathi was kind enough to share in her blog about currim bhoys in adyar and Nirmala has asked me to visit amma nana, for all the above mentioned pan's and trays. I visited currim bhoys, the shop is filled with lovely dinner sets and glasses, I picked few pans, i would have picked half of the shop, if something called money was with me. This Poor Girl is planning to visit monthly such shops with her monthly savings. Man Proposes - God Disposes (Dont Forget Lavi!!)

Coming to the Pie, I baked it with less tension. I was almost sure that it will turn up pretty good with some blind confidence, and i should say it got baked perfect and tasted so Great too. I did not have any idea of getting heavy cream for whipping cream to add it for pie filling, so ended up in adding full cream. any chennai bloggers reading this, suggest me where can i get heavy cream or is any way to prepare that at home?

How I Prepared Pumpkin Puree - By Stove Top Method?

I prepared Fresh Pumpkin Puree at Home. it was so easy to make, i just removed the flesh from skin with some effort and sauted in skillet with some oil till they turned tender. it took some 5 minutes to saute the pumpkin to tender. i cooled them and grinded the pumpkin's into fine puree. i did'nt sieve it. it got a smooth texture. (I bought 0.695 Kg of pumpkin and pureed it) but i used just half of the puree for two pie's.

Home Made Pumpkin Puree

Ingredients for Pie Filling:

Pumpkin Puree - 200gms
Full Cream Milk - 5 tbsp's
Egg's - 2
Cloves - 2
Cardamon - 2
Cinnamon - 1' inch stick
Dry Ginger - 1 'inch
Sugar - 1/4 cup

Assembling Pie Filling:

I grinded the Sugar with cloves, cardamon and cinnamon into powder form. I did not grind them finely, you can see black spots in the pie because of that.

Beat the Egg's.

Add the Powdered Sugar to the egg's beated.

Add Dry Ginger powder to the egg's.

add pumpkin Puree to the egg's.

Now add Whipped Cream to the egg's. i added full cream instead.

Pumpkin Pie Making

Ingredients for Pie Crust:

1. All Purpose Flour - 175 gms
2. Butter (in chilled form) - 5 tbsp's
3. salt - a pinch
4. Powdered Sugar - 1/ 4 cup
5. Ice water - few sprinkles (2 tbsp)

Add salt to the flour and add powdered sugar to the flour and mix well.

Now add the Butter and mix well with the flour. Keep adding butter, till the flour becomes like bread crumbs.

Now sprinkle some ice water to the flour and get the flour togeather into a dough. (like our chapathi dough) don't add ice water more than 2 / 3 tbsp's.

Now flatten the dough and cover it with a plastic cover and put the dough in fridge for overnight or 12 hours.

Get ready with your tart pan. Just before 30 mins to bake the pie, remove the dough from the fridge and let it get back to room temperature.

Roll the dough thinly and spread it over the tart pan. trim the exceedings.

after spreading the rolled dough over the tart pan, put the tart pan in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Bake the Crust in Pre-Heated oven for about 10 minutes at 180C.

Now pour the pie filling into the tart pan.

Bake the Pie for about 45 mins at 160C.

After Baking

Check the pie along the crust, for it got set or not. and bake them furthur. 45 mins will be a correct time.

Cool them for few minutes and serve them warm with cream / Honey.

Pumpkin Pie with Cream



It tasted so Great. we all loved it. I liked it in chilled form with cream. Do try this easy pumpkin Pie for Thanks Giving and Enjoy.

20 comments:

  1. This is do awesome...I am going to try this out for sure..

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  2. Nice one Lavi.. Its great to know that we get these stuffs in chennai.. Thanks for sharing this information.

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  3. Wow Lavi..Can see all ur efforts and hard works u put on this pumpkin pie, its really great to know about where to get baking trays and pans in chennai..Will pass this to my sister, who hardly needs few pastry pans...BTW pie looks gorgeous and awesome..

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  4. I saw few silicone molds came to the market when I was in India.I found quiet cheap comparing to US stores.
    The pie looks gorgeous lavi :)

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  5. Thanks for your Visit and words Shanthi. keep visiting:)

    Do Try this Soma, It wont let you down!

    Glad that it will help you RV and Priya.
    Thanks Priya!

    Even i too saw some silicon moulds at landmark, but some how my mind sticked to Aluminum baking bowls, Cham. Thanks!

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  6. very tempting and delicious and a nice click.

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  7. FIrst attempt? Oh thats too good, my friend...now that you shld be proud, dear. Loved all the clicks, recipe sounds very interesting too.:)

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  8. Pumpkin pie looks so perfect and delicious!

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  9. WOW!!Your first time pie has turned out so perfect. Looks yummy and delicious.

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  10. looks wonderful...pictures are so tempting, I am goingto try it soon..

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  11. you chose the nicest pie ever for your first attempt! looks perfect, love the colour :)

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  12. it looks awesome..and so delicious...

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  13. Truly delicious and superb pics

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  14. Kalakura Lavi,roomba nalla vanthiruku

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  15. Hey again this didnt show in my reader wats the pblm? Lovely pics and yummy looking pie! I've visited currimboys in annanagar when it had discounts..the collection was gud but I took only one coaster as that day I as in a hurry otherwise wud've emptied the shop :D

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  16. Iam hungry....carving for that cream topped pumpkin pie...looks lavish and yum...

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  17. I havent tried pumpkin pies. But love the color. The last picture looks so inviting!

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  18. Hi there, I live in Chennai and have baked pumpkin pie several times. Here's few resources for ingredients -
    I bought canned Carnation evaporated milk (heavy cream) from 5 Star Super Stores in Egmore and/or Nuts&Spices in Kilpauk. I use red baby pumpkins, cut them in half, fill my roasting dish with a few cms of water and place each pumpkin half, flat-side down in the oven and bake till a knife inserted comes out easily. Then scoop out the flesh and puree.

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