{"id":759,"date":"2015-12-08T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artdecake.com\/?p=759"},"modified":"2017-05-02T15:35:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T04:35:38","slug":"the-perfect-pumpkin-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artdecake.com\/?p=759","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Pumpkin Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pumpkin Pie… so good you’ll want to eat the whole lot!!\"Pumpkin<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In Australia, the good old pumpkin pie isn\u2019t a very\u00a0popular dessert as it is in the United States, so most Aussies aren\u2019t really that familiar with it. I must admit, pumpkin was never my favourite vegetable, I remember having to sit at the dinner table as a kid, in tears, until I had\u00a0eaten all the pumpkin on my plate and I hated it!!! So the thought of pumpkin pie didn\u2019t really excite me that much and I wasn\u2019t in any hurry to try it.\"Pumpkin<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then one wonderful day my brother introduced his new girlfriend to the family and the first time we met her she turned up with a home-made apple pie. THAT apple pie was THE most delicious thing I\u2019d ever eaten, and THAT girlfriend is now my sister-in-law and she is THE most amazing baker. One day she made us a pumpkin pie, I declined at first as I battled the childhood flashbacks, but peer pressure got the better of me and I reluctantly tasted it.\u00a0Honestly, I totally blissed out on it, the spices, the creamy texture, the flaky pastry, it was absolutely delicious.\"Gourmet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I asked her for her recipe<\/a>, but she is one of these intuitive cooks and never measures anything, so I set about experimenting with various recipes and in the end I\u2019ve come up with this one that works best for me.<\/span> This recipe is so easy and works out every time. Taking time to sift everything to get a consistent colour with no lumps and taking time to puree the pumpkin so it is silky smooth is key to creating this pie so it is extra dreamy.<\/span> So let\u2019s get started! Here is a picture of it as it goes into the oven: \"Pumpkin<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n