Recipe: Appetizing Pumpkin Pie, Winter Luxury

Pumpkin Pie, Winter Luxury. "Winter Luxury Pie is my favorite orange pumpkin, and were she not the finest pie stock in the land, she still would be a knockout.. . . Winter Luxury Pie makes the smoothest and most velvety pumpkin pie I've ever had. Flesh is silky smooth with just the right amount of sweetness.

Makes the most velvety pumpkin pie you'll ever eat! It is enormously productive, medium in size being about ten The flesh is very thick, sweet and sugary and deep golden in color. An excellent keeper for winter use. You can cook Pumpkin Pie, Winter Luxury using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pumpkin Pie, Winter Luxury

1. You need 1 of Sugar Pumpkin.
2. It's 1 cup of Sugar.
3. Prepare 1.5 teaspoon of Cinnamon.
4. It's 1 teaspoon of Ground Cloves.
5. You need 1 teaspoon of Ground Allspice.
6. It's 1/2 teaspoon of Ground Ginger.
7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract.
8. You need 1/2 teaspoon of Salt.
9. You need 4 of Eggs.
10. You need 3 cup of Pumpkin Glop.
11. It's 1.5 cans (12 oz) of Sweetened Condensed Milk.
12. It's 1 teaspoon of Pumpkin Spice.

In fact, this is one of the best tasting pie pumpkins you can grow; with very sweet and smooth flesh, it's a favorite of all who grow it. Winter Luxury is a great baking pumpkin, makes terrific pumpkin cheesecake, pies, puddings, muffins, and pancakes. Winter Luxury is only a middling keeper but requires a long season and some warm nights to mature well. I coddle them and keep row coverings handy come late August.

Pumpkin Pie, Winter Luxury instructions

1. Yield: One 9-inch deep dish pie or two 8-inch shallow pies. Preheat oven to 350 degrees..
2. Wash the exterior of the pumpkin in cool or warm water, no soap..
3. Cut the pumpkin in half. A serrated knife and a sawing motion works best - a smooth knife is more likely to slip..
4. Scrape the insides. You want to get out that stringy, dangly stuff that coats the inside surface. Note: can save seeds to cook separately..
5. Place it cut side down into a covered oven container. Fill container with 3/4" water. Cover the ovenproof container (with a lid), and pop it in a 350 F (165 C) oven. It normally takes about 45 minutes to 90 minutes (it can vary a lot!); just test it periodically by sticking it with a fork to see if it is soft!.
6. Scoop out the cooked pumpkin..
7. Puree the pumpkin. To get a nice, smooth consistency, I use a Pillsbury hand blender. By blending it, you give the pie a smooth, satiny texture; rather than the rough graininess that is typical of cooked squashes. Note: You may freeze the puree or pie filling to use it later! Just use a freezer bag or other container to exclude as much air as possible. It should last a year or more in a deep freezer..
8. Mix in all ingredients. Make the pie crust (I use Pillsbury) It is also time to start preheating the oven. Turn it on and set it to 425 F..
9. Bake at 425 F for the first 15 minutes, then turn the temperature down to 350 F and bake another 45 to 60 minutes, until a clean knife inserted into the center comes out clean..

Thick flesh and small seed cavity (see pic). Small, spherical winter luxury pie has a distinctive lacy webbing on its skin, and flesh similar in texture to an acorn squash's, though not as sweet in flavor. This perky collection of pies—and pie's fancier cousin, the tart—will have you tasting in technicolor. If your mood has turned to grey right along with the wintry weather, it's time to break out these tantalizing pie recipes. The great tasting, sweet smooth flesh with a silky texture are ideal for pies or puree.