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Boris Portnoy's Pumpkin Pie Recipe
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Boris Portnoy's Pumpkin Pie Recipe

24 ingredients 11 hr 45 min 1 (9-inch) pie (8 to 10 servings) openrecipes
Boris Portnoy's Pumpkin Pie Recipe

This recipe accompanies our You're Doing It All Wrong video with pastry chef Boris Portnoy. This is his approach, but he encourages everyone to experiment with...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

954
Calories
30g
Protein
29g
Fat
145g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 17 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange Peel 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lemon Peel juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 (5-pound) pumpkin
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces), at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , sifted, plus more for dusting the work surface
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch , sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 (1-1/2-inch) cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon juniper berries
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom pods
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup dried lemon peel
  • 1/4 cup dried orange peel
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • Pinch fine salt
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick), cut into 4 pieces and chilled
  • 3/4 cup walnuts , coarsely chopped

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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