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Roasted Butternut Squash Pie
Butternut is arguably better than pumpkin for pie making. This recipe pairs the squash's sweet, nutty flavor with fall spices and is topped with a meringue.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 50m⏳ Prep: 20 min👤 Kate Merker📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●food processor
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make pie: Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet. Place squash on baking sheet, cut sides down. Bake, in lower half of oven, until golden brown and cooked through, 30 to ⏱️ 35 minutes. Cool completely. Once cool, scoop out flesh. Discard skin.
2
Meanwhile, roll dough into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Fit on bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Trim, leaving a 1-inch overhang; fold overhang under and crimp. Chill ⏱️ 20 minutes to ⏱️ 24 hours.
3
Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Line dough with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake ⏱️ 12 minutes. Remove parchment and beans and bake until crust is set but still pale, 10 to ⏱️ 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
4
Pulse squash, milk, eggs, and ginger in a food processor until combined. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and salt and purée until smooth, 10 to ⏱️ 12 seconds.
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5
Pour filling into crust. Bake until edges are just set and center is still slightly wobbly, 30 to ⏱️ 40 minutes. Cool completely.
6
Make topping: Whisk together egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in a bowl. Set bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (bowl should not touch water) and cook, whisking constantly, until sugar is dissolved and whites are very warm to the touch, 3 to ⏱️ 4 minutes. Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer on low speed, gradually increasing to high, until glossy and soft peaks form, 4 to ⏱️ 6 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Spoon on pie and broil or use a kitchen torch to toast topping.
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