Sweet Butternut Pie With Pecan Pastry Recipe
- Serves 10
- 1 hr 45 mins plus chilling
- 316 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- ½ butternut squash, peeled and diced into 3cm pieces (about 350g)
- 4 medium eggs, 3 separated
- 125g light soft brown sugar
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 250ml evaporated milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250ml whipping cream, to serve (optional)
For the pastry
- 200g plain flour
- 50g pecans, toasted
- 110g cold unsalted butter, diced
- 30g icing sugar
- 1 medium egg
Directions
- Cook for 15 minutes or until the butternut squash is soft when poked with a knife. Drain the water and set it aside to cool. Drain the water and set it aside to cool.
- Prepare the puff pastry in the meantime. In a food processor, blitz the flour and pecans until fine. Pulse in the butter, icing sugar, and egg until everything comes together in a dough.
- If necessary, add 1 tbsp of water at a time. Refrigerate for 30 minutes after wrapping in clingfilm.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6. To line a 25cm loose-bottomed fluted tart tin, roll out the pastry between two pieces of baking paper to the thickness of a £1 coin.
- Trim the sides and lightly puncture with a fork before lining with baking paper and filling with baked beans.
- Remove the baking beans, brush with egg white, and bake for a further 10 minutes or until golden; leave aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 170°C (gas 3) and 150°C (fan).
- In a food processor, blitz the cooled squash to a purée. . Blitz again with the egg and yolks until the mixture is pale and smooth.
- Add the sugar, spices, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract and whiz until everything is combined.
- Fill the pastry case with the filling and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the filling is just set and no longer wobbles. Allow to cool completely in the tin before serving.
- If using, whip the cream to soft peaks and pile on top of the tart. If desired, serve with an extra sprinkle of nutmeg.
