Pumpkin Pie

• 3/4 cup all purpose flour, plus extra to dust
• 1/3 lb lard
• 1/2 tsp super fine sugar
• 3 None medium eggs
• 2 lbs pumpkin, skin and seeds removed, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 5 oz sour cream
• 3 oz whipping cream
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 3 oz brown sugar

1. Mix the flour and lard together in a mixing bowl to until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Mix in the sugar, 1 egg, and 2-3 tbsp cold water until it becomes a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Place the pumpkin and 1 cup water in a saucepan and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Drain then place in a mixing bowl.
3. Mix the sour cream, whipping cream, 2 eggs, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar into the pumpkin.
4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured work surface to make a 12 inch circle. Grease a 10 inch diameter fluted tart dish with butter then lay the pastry inside and gently press down. Trim the excess pastry then re-roll and cut into decorative leaf shapes.
5. Pour the pumpkin filling into the pastry and smooth out with a spatula. Place the pastry leaves on top then bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Slice then serve.

flour, lard, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, water, sour cream, whipping cream, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, brown sugar

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/16548 (may not work)