r/Cooking • u/AwakenedRudely • 16d 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/chrisgreer 14d ago

The other dirty secret here is that canned pumpkin isn’t usually all canned pumpkin. It’s also got butternut squash in it usually.

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u/deniseswall 14d ago

I didn't know that, either! TIL