Butternut Pie With Or Without Crust Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; trim and flute edges. Cut out scraps with a leaf-shaped cookie cutter for garnish if desired; place on a baking sheet and set aside., In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Beat in the squash, butter, eggs, water and vanilla until smooth. Pour into crust., Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Remove foil. Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Bake leaf cutouts for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. , Cool pie and cutouts on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate pie until chilled. Garnish with pastry leaves and whipped cream if desired.

BUTTERNUT PIE WITH OR WITHOUT CRUST

Steps:

• Mix everything except for pie crust with whisk.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake in preheated oven at 425° for for 15 minutes.
• Lower temperature to 325° and bake for 45 more minute.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE WITH GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In blender, puree squash , milk eggs , brown sugar , nutmeg , ginger , cinnamon and salt until completely mixed -- .

BUTTERNUT PUMPKIN PIE WITH A BROWN RICE CRUST

Steps:

• RICE CRUST: Combine all the ingredients and mix together until well-combined. If the crust does not hold together, add a little extra tahini and cornflour. Pat into the base and sides of a well-oiled pie dish. (No size was included in the recipe, but judging from other recipes, my guess is a 10" pie dish.) Bake in a moderate oven for 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.
• FILLING: Cut the pumpkins in half lengthwise and bake, cut-side down in a hot oven for 30 minutes, or until very soft when tested with a skewer. (I'd have them in the oven while the crust was cooking, then once the rice crust has been removed from the oven, I'd increase the heat for maybe 10 minutes.).
• Allow the pumpkin halves to cool and when they are cool enough to handle, scoop out the insides, discarding the seeds, and puree the pulp in a blender. If adding ricotta or tofu, add it while pureeing the pumpkin; it will make for a firmer texture.
• Heat the oil in a large pan, preferably non-stick, and sauté the leeks and garlic for 2-3 minutes, add the spices and stir over a moderate heat for 1-2 minutes, taking care that the contents of the pan do not burn.
• Carefully add the zucchini, celery and peas and the hot vegetable stock or hot water, stirring to ensure that the spices are absorbed and combined with all the other ingredients. Simmer until the water or vegetable stock has evaporated.
• Dissolve the arrowroot (or kuzi) in the cold water and stir this into the vegetable mixture, add the tamari and simmer for about 1 minute.
• Pour the vegetable mixture over the rice crust and spread the pumpkin puree over the top of this.
• Bake in a moderate oven for 20-25 minutes.
• SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Decorate the pie with thin slices of apple, and lightly sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg and heat for an additional 5 minutes.
• Allow the pie to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with a green salad with nuts and sunflower seeds and cubes of tofu marinated in tamari.
• NOTES: When stock is required in a recipe, I use my Vegetable Stock Recipe #135453 or Chef Kate's Roasted Vegetable Stock Recipe #143292. Tahini is made from ground sesame seeds and is used as both for its binding qualities and for flavouring; it is rich in minerals, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron. Tahini is an ingredient in most hummus recipes. Tamari is pure, top quality soy sauce, and is free from chemicals and preservatives. It can be used for flavouring in place of added salt or stock cubes in soups, vegetable dishes, pies, casseroles and dressings. Tahini and tamari are available at health food stores and large supermarkets.

NO CRUST BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Pour all ingredients in a blender.
• Mix well and pour into ungreased pyrex pie plate.
• Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until knife comes out clean.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press each pie crust into 2 pie plates.
• Blend butternut squash, eggs, brown sugar, milk, cream, flour, butter, cinnamon, salt, ginger, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cloves in a blender until smooth; pour into pie crusts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pies are set in the middle, 35 to 40 minutes.

BATZINA -- GREEK CRUSTLESS BUTTERNUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl mix the milk, egg, feta (save a little for sprinkling on top later), olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Add the grated butternut and mix well.
• Add the flour gradually until the dough is thickish (note that the original recipe called for 3 cups of flour, but we found this to be too dense. If 2 cups doesn't seem enough, add some more).
• Empty the dough into a greased pan. It should be less than 1 inch high.
• Sprinkle some crumbled feta on top.
• Bake for 45 minutes (a bit longer if you use more than 2 cups of flour). Then let it cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.