Things You'll Need:
- Sugar
- Flour
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Vegetable shortening
- Ice water
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Step 1
Make a sweetened pie dough as directed below. Flour the working surface, and roll the dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch. Put the crust in a deep dish pie pan, and crimp the edges. Chill the pie shell for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight, before continuing with the pumpkin custard pie.
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Step 2
Mix all of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, blending until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
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Step 3
Pour the pumpkin custard mixture into the chilled pie crust, and bake it until the crust is golden and the custard is set, approximately 50 to 60 minutes.
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Step 4
Put the pumpkin custard pie on a wire rack to cool completely, and serve it topped with whipped cream.
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Step 1
Sift the sugar, flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
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Step 2
Work in the shortening and butter with your fingers until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
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Step 3
Add the ice water and continue working the dough with your fingers until it forms a smooth dough, but don't over-mix it, or it will be tough.
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Step 4
Shape the dough into a flattened ball and wrap it with plastic wrap.
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Step 5
Refrigerate the dough for a minimum of 30 minutes before putting it in the pie pan.
