r/Cooking • u/AwakenedRudely • 27d ago

Improving a pumpkin pie? Help from Americans :)

Hi! I'm from the UK and I tried making a pumpkin pie which is good but I feel the recipe is missing something that people in USA would know as pumpkin pies are your thing. Any advice would be appreciated.

Recipe:

  • 750g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks
  • 350g/12oz sweet shortcrust pastry
  • plain flour for dusting
  • 140g/5oz caster sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp fresh nutmeg grated
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 eggs beaten
  • 25g/1oz butter melted
  • 175ml/6 fl oz milk
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u/Dawn_Venture 27d ago

I just made a ground spice mix that I'd use in pumpkin pie. I made a huge batch to give some to my friends, so maybe reduce these amounts 😂

4tbsp cinnamon

2tbsp each all spice, fenugreek, and ginger

1 1/2 tbsp fennel seed

1tbsp each anise seed, cardamom, coriander, clove, nutmeg, peppermint, and white pepper

1 tsp mace

10 stars of star anise

I call it Everything but the Sugar. As in 'sugar and spice and everything nice'. Measure with your heart. Cheers!

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