"Why do we grow pumpkins if we do nothing with then?" asks D.
Actually WE don't grow them our grandchildren do and they love to see the big yellow balls growing and growing. I do put pumpkin into soups, last week half a Pumpkin went into the tomato soup and nobody knew, as it was willy whizzed into the pulp. I also roast the plumpest seeds for a snack, so we do eat some pumpkin He was getting a touch narky because he had banged his head on the mobile that is three pumpkins in nets hanging in the end garage
. "Why don't we have pumpkin pie?" he says.
I'm pretty sure we don't like pumpkin pie as I made it MANY years ago and I'm sure nobody ate it. However tastes change, so I determined to make one for Sunday's pud. The family were round for tea ..Roast lamb (don't ask) I had picked up a few brambly windfalls too. So I made two pies so that we had a choice of puds.
Crikey! life really is too short to spend, I don't know how long, getting the pumpkin puree right! However I persevered and in the oven it went with the apple pie.
A couple of hours before tea our eldest daughter and husband with their daughter arrived with a bag full of veg. YGD's homework was to make a Woolton pie. They are studying WWII and she is really interested in the subject. I thought it was something she fancied doing, but it really was homework for the whole class! (I really can't imagine ALL the children doing it) Anyway, off she set with her recipe and copious amounts of veg were peeled and chopped. "Good grief" I said. "Is this for one pie for a street party?" She kept doggedly to the recipe and a huge saucepan of vegetables were bubbling away on the stove with the Marmite and oats.
She then made the pastry which went together well. Meanwhile her dad was taking pictures for her schoolwork. After the pie was made there was a huge quantity of chopped cooked veggies left, which will make a soup and a cheese and veg pie with some left over cheese sauce from our main meal.
The pie went in the oven at 180 which was an educated guess on my part as there was no temp give in the recipe (just "moderate")
After our roast (delicious) it was time for ...THE PIES.
Everybody had to try the Woolton pie first and it was very good.
Then came the the pumpkin pie......mmm... NOT a success ! D. valiantly ate his "It's okay, but I wouldn't want it often" and the rest of us had one spoonful and went onto the apple pie.
The apple pie was eaten before I could take a photo of it , but here are the other two..
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I made pumkin pie once, at a dinner for 12 nobody liked it. don't think I am a big fan of American food. love pumkin soup and pumkin rissotto. also put it in stews and curries.
ReplyDeleteSo I won't be sending a slice round to you Phyllis?! Did you have a fall-back pud for your twelve guests?
DeleteI have only eaten Pumpkin Pie once, and that was in the USA. Never again, thank you. Savoury soup yes; sweet pie no.
ReplyDeleteI made a spicy pumpkin soup once which was good. I prefer squash though.
DeleteNever made sweet pumpkin pie but I have put it in soup. Woolton pie looks delicious, well done to your YGD.
ReplyDeleteThe Woolton pie really was good and, in line the whole idea, a great way to use veggies growing in our English gardens. I think we shall make it again. The pastry was good too and contained potatoes.
Delete41 sold here so far and another 40ish left to sell!
ReplyDeleteThat's an awful lot of pumpkin pies ! I guess most of your customers are around Halloween?
DeleteTop marks for trying Gill. I remember making a pumpkin pie years ago (my birthday is on Hallowe'en and I thought it might be a good idea) - it was, if I remember, completely tasteless (and a lot of work too.)
ReplyDeleteGetting the pulp dry enough was the biggest problem. I roasted the chunks of pumpkin first thinking this would help.
DeleteI never liked pumpkin pie until I found this one.
ReplyDeletehttp://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/2013/11/coconut-macaroon-pumpkin-pie/
I must say I don't use the canned pumpkin but fresh and even used some squash I like instead.
I think squash might have been better. Will look up your recipe
DeleteWe don't fancy pumpkin pie either but never have a roast lamb dinner without roast pumpkin as a vegetable. Here in Australia we love our roast pumpkin, it gets quite sweet when you roast it . Butternut ( squash) is a great one to try
ReplyDeleteI have grown crown prince this year as a winter squash. Hope it is as sweet as it says. We usually have roast parsnips with roast, but I do like roast squash with a mixed roast veg.
DeleteI must say that I didn't realise just how much water there was in pumpkin!
The children aren't keen on pumpkin pie but hubby and I love it. I've not made it for about five years though. Maybe it's time to try it again!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband quite likes it and I have now tried it on several people who have come to the house. So far it's half and half for liking it.
ReplyDeletePie must so be unique to different countries. Pumpkin pie would be devoured as soon as cool and set in the Midwest part of the US. Soup is different I found. Why is most soup blended in UK? They tasted good but my daughter could not get passed the texture and just wanted on the cool rainy days in London a bowl of Vegetable or chicken noodles in light broth. She was pretty surprised when her vegetable soup came out thick
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