Bon Appetit Pumpkin Mascarpone Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    1/4 cup chilled non-hydrogenated shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    1/4 cup ice water
    Filling
    1 cup canned pumpkin puree
    1 cup packed golden brown sugar
    2 large eggs
    1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon ground ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone cheese
    Whipped Cream and Mascarpone Topping
    1 cup chilled whipping cream
    1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/8 teaspoon salt
Preparation
    Crust.
    Blend flour and salt in processor.
    Add butter and shortening;pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
    Add 1/4 cup ice water;pulse until dough begins to clump, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dry.
    Gather into ball and flatten into disk.
    Wrap in plastic and chill at least 30 minutes.
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F
    Roll out dough on floured work surface to 12-inch round.
    Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish and trim overhang to 1 inch beyond rim.
    Crimp edges and chill crust while making filling.
    Filling.
    Using electric mixer, beat pumpkin and sugar in large bowl until well blended.
    Add eggs and next 7 ingredients and beat until blended.
    Add mascarpone cheese and beat just until mixture is smooth.
    Transfer filling to prepared crust.
    Bake pie until custard is set, about 55 minutes.
    Transfer pie to rack and cool.
    Whipped cream and Mascarpone Topping.
    Combine ingredients in medium bowl.
    Using electric mixer, beat to soft peaks.
    Can be made 4 hours ahead.

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