Filling for Squash or Pumpkin Pie - American Recipe

Filling for Squash or Pumpkin Pie

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●○○○○

🍳 Equipment: Steamer, Colander, Potato-masher, Double-boiler, Mixing-bowl, Dover beater, Mixing-spoon

Classic American filling for squash or pumpkin pie — simple, satisfying home baking.

Ingredients

• Fresh squash or pumpkin
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon clove
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup milk

Method

1. Steam — several pieces of peeled squash or pumpkin until tender.
2. Put — the steamed vegetable through the potato-ricer, or mash it with a potato masher through a colander.
3. Scald — the milk in a double-boiler.
4. Beat — the egg, and add it to 1 cup of the mashed vegetable in a bowl.
5. Stir — the hot milk, sugar, cinnamon, and clove into the vegetable, mixing all well together.
6. Allow — the mixture to cool thoroughly before being used in a pie.

Tags: squash, milk, egg, sugar · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)

Notes

Squash or pumpkin pie is made with a bottom crust only. The pie should be put into a moderate oven, and the heat reduced after five minutes. Cook very slowly, until the filling thickens like custard.