My wife travelled to Australia a couple years ago and was treated to a pumpkin pie on American Thanksgiving. This pie, however, was not a traditional custard, but more like an apple pie. It had chunks of pumpkin in it. We have tried modifying apple pie recipes but cannot find the right mix.
Does anyone out there have a recipe for a pumpkin pie of this type?
Thank you very much!
Are using raw pumpkin or cooked? It seems that when I bake pumpkins to make puree, a lot of water is exuded - same with any squash. I would think that putting chunks of raw pumpkin into a crust would result in a very wet and messy pie.
I'm not sure. The story is rather cute:
She worked a long, hard Thanksgiving Day at the Australia office. When she returned to her hotel, they had a Miller Genuine Draft and a slice of pie sitting there. She (always) skips beer, and ate the pie. She was thinking "Apple, no. Maybe peach, no.", because there were chunks of fruit in the pie.
Later, when she returned to the front desk, they asked her how she enjoyed the pumpkin pie. That's when she found out it was pumpkin.
They cook with pumpkin a great deal in Australia; she was offered pumpkin soup, spaghetti with pumpkin sauce, and many other items.
Thanks!
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