Pacific Northwest and Alaska Fishermen, Salty Dog Boating Fall Recipe: Fall is here the NW leaves are changing to bright colors. Try this: Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie. The Pacific Northwest Pumpkin Patches are bursting with families and children right now at this time of year. Our amazing Northwest fall season is hands down one of our most inspiring and naturally beautiful times of year. Bake on land or at sea, time to cuddle inside with some warm deserts this holiday season.
Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie: 350°F – Cook Time: 1 hour – Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups of pumpkin pulp purée from a sugar pumpkin* or from canned pumpkin purée (can also use puréed cooked butternut squash)
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1 12 oz. can of evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs plus the yolk of a third egg
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest
- 1 good crust
Boaters if you would like to make pumpkin purée from scratch, cut a medium-small sugar pumpkin in half. Scrape out the insides (reserving the pumpkins seeds to toast) and discard. Line a baking sheet with Silpat or foil. Place the pumpkin halves cut side down on the lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F until a fork can easily pierce them, about an hour to an hour and a half. Remove from oven, let cool, scoop out the pulp. Alternatively you can cut the pumpkin into sections and steam in a saucepan with a couple inches of water at the bottom, until soft (strain before using). If you want the purée to be extra smooth, press the pulp through a food mill or chinois.