Caramel Pumpkin Pie
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 58 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 4 -5 tablespoons ice water
- 1 cup sugar
- 13 cup water
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin (not pie filling)
- 1 14 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 14 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Make the crust: Blend together flour, butter, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender or pulse in a food processor until most of the mixture resembles coarse meal with some small, roughly pea-size butter lumps.
- Drizzle evenly with 4 tablespoons ice water and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in processor) until incorporated.
- If it doesn't hold together, add more ice water.
- Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Gather all of dough together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a 5-inch disk.
- Chill dough, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round, then fit into quiche pan and trim excess dough flush with rim of pan.
- Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Bake pie shell: Lightly prick bottom of shell all over with a fork, then line with foil.
- Put quiche pan on a baking sheet and bake pie shell at 375 until side is set and edge is pale golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake shell until bottom is golden, about 10 minutes more.
- Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 30 minutes.
- While shell cooks, make filling: Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 3- to 3 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Boil syrup, washing down side of pan occasionally with a pastry brush dipped in cold water and gently swirling pan (do not stir), until mixture is a deep golden caramel, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to moderate and carefully add 1 cup cream (mixture will bubble vigorously), stirring until caramel is dissolved.
- Stir in remaining cup cream and bring just to a simmer.
- Whisk together pumpkin puree, spices, and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk in hot cream mixture, then add eggs, whisking until combined well.
- Pour filling into cooled crust and bake until puffed 1.5 inches from edge and center is just set, about 55 to 60 minutes.
- Cool in pan on a rack, about 2 hours.
- Remove side of pan before serving.
flour, cold unsalted butter, salt, water, sugar, water, heavy cream, solidpack pumpkin, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, salt, eggs
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caramel-pumpkin-pie-468983 (may not work)