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Halloween Pumpkin Pie
You've carved out the pumpkin, (putting the flesh to one side) cut out the eyes,nose and learing mouth of your pumpkin lantern. You've followed the recipe and made some delicious pumpkin soup. Now if you have pumpkin flesh left over after that, why not give them another treat and make a pumpkin pie. If you have no flesh left why not carve another lantern then you'll have plenty.
Ingredients
6oz of shortcrust pastry
1¼lb of pumpkin
2 eggs
5 tablespoons of caster sugar
¼ pint of milk
a pinch of salt
¼teaspoon of ground ginger
¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
Method
Roll out the pastry and use it to line a 7inch flan tin
Place your pumpkin into a pan of boiling water, bring back to the boil reduce the heat slightly and cook until the pumpkin is soft (about 15 minutes should do it)
When cooked strain and mash well, add a little of the water, should make about half a pint of puree.
Separate the two eggs
Add the egg yolks and 3 tablespoons of sugar to the puree and mix in
Next beat in the milk, salt and spices.
Pour into the pastry case.
Bake in a preheated oven 200ºC, 400ºF, Gas mark 6 for 40 minutes or until filling is set and golden brown
Whisk the two egg whites until stiff, fold in the last 2 tablespoons of sugar and spread over the top of the filling
Return the dish to the oven, switch the oven off and leave to brown lightly.
