Ingredients
Method
Roasted Pumpkin
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- Slice the pumpkin in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and set aside.
- Rub olive oil all over inside and outside of pumpkin and place cut side down on a cookie sheet.
- Roast for about 40 minutes, or until knife slides easily into the pumpkin.
- Allow to cool completely, then peel off the skin.
- Place the flesh in a food processor and pulse until fairly smooth.
Pie Crust
- In a large bowl mix all dry ingredients well.
- Drop pieces of butter into the dry ingredients and using a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until it resembles crumbs.
- Add water to egg and add egg mixture to dry ingredients.
- With your hands mix the pastry gently until it is all absorbed and form into a disc. Place the bowl in the fridge for about 5 minutes.
- Once cool, place the disc between two sheets of wax paper powdered with arrowroot. Using a rolling pin, roll dough to desired shape.
- Gently loosen wax paper from pastry on both sides. Remove one side and use the other to turn and place into pie shell.
- Poke with fork all around.
Pie Filling
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into pie shell.
- Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350. Bake for additional 40 to 50 minutes (covering pie crust edges with foil if getting to brown) until a knife come out clean.
- Serve with homemade whipped cream.
