When I prepared pumpkin puree, I collected some recipes which use it as the main ingredient. One of those recipes is the pumpkin pie. But the recipe I had bookmarked used eggs. I wanted to make it eggless.I took the recipe for the crust from the site and prepared my own filling. The crust was so crispy and buttery. As for the filling, it didn’t set even after 1 1/2 hours. I was so afraid that it would spoil the whole pie. But after cooling, when I sliced the pie, the filling was soft but firm and it did hold its shape. I was very much delighted as it tasted great. I had some guests yesterday, and I treated them with this delicious pie. So happy about an experiment which succeeded.
Procedure: 1. Take the flour on the counter. Add the cold butter on top of it. Mix it with finger tips. Once all the butter is completely incorporated into the flour, add 2tbs water to bring everything together. 2. Make the dough into flat disc, wrap it in a plastic wrap and keep it in a fridge for 15minutes. 3. Mix all the ingredients given for the filling in a bowl. 4. Roll out the dough into a flat circle on the wrap. 5. Grease a circular 6″cake tin(as I didn’t have a pie mould, I used the cake tin) with butter. 6. Place the rolled out dough carefully into the tin.( the dough is extremely brittle) Patch it up if necessary. 7. Trim the edge and make impressions along the edge with a fork. 8. Fill it with the prepared filling. 9. Cover with an aluminium foil. This is to avoid blackening of the crust and the top of filling. 10. Preheat oven to 200C. 11. Bake the pie for 15 minutes. 12. Reduce temperature to 175C and continue baking for 1 hour. 13. Remove from oven and let it cool. 14. Slowly invert on your hand and flip it again fast and place it on a serving plate. 15. Cut into pieces and serve.
Photo Tutorial:
Take butter,flour and salt on counter.
Mix with fingertips until the flour resembles crumbs
Add water and bring the dough together
Flatten into a disc and cover with wrap and refrigerate
Roll on the wrap
transfer to the tin, trim and decorate edges
Fill with the pumpkin filling (I used two small tart moulds for the extra dough)
Serve
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Awesome..looks wonderful gayathri.
I admire the the effort you take to make it so easy for us to follow your recipes. I therefore thought of you when Reshmi of Easy Cook gave me awards and I had to share it with 15 bloggers. I have also given a link to your mehendi cake I really love it. If you like you may collect the awards
pie looks delicious dear…..
pie looks yummy n grt clicks..
delicious pie..love it!!
wonderful pie
Very nice pie.
Eggless pie looks super and marvellous..
very nice..
Speechless…Superb!!!!
kurinjikathambam
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Awesome Gayatri!
Awesome…I am inviting myself to ur place..would love to have a slice of that..anything is balance?
The crust is so crispy and the filling looks delicious!
Looks so gud and perfect …yum
Your eggless pie looks so crispy and yummy with that filling. Good Job
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Gayathri,
The pumpkin pie looks lovely…yummy and delicious……
Gr8 clicks….
Thanks for sharing the recipe
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Best Wishes
Rujuta
http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/
Happy Valentines Day. Pie looks lovely.
The pie looks great.
lovely pie… perfect for anytime sweet tooth cravings..
Reva
Eggless anything catches my attention! Lovely pie there!!
lovely pumpkin pie.Wonderful explanation.love to follow u
the pie looks deliciious..good write up too!
Smitha
http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com
Wow just loved that crispy crust mouthwatering..
Simply amazing.. Happy Valentine’s day!
I appreciate your effort to try so many dishes Gayatri.. Wonderful work!your pie looks perfect and crunchy.. yummmmmm
Wow, the pie looks perfect
I love the tiny ones
Wonderful pie!
Lovely!