harvest pie
Butternut squash stands in for pumpkin in this pie. Prepare a day in advance, and store at room temperature if you like.
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yield
8 (prep time includes roasting the suqash)
prep time
40 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For harvest pie
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1large butternut squash, halved and seeded (about 2 1/4 pounds)
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cooking spray
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1/2 cfat-free evaporated milk
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3/4 cgranulated sugar or splenda grandular
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1/2 cegg substitute
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1 tsppure vanilla extract
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1/2 tspground cinnamon
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1/4 tspground allspice
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1/8 tspground cloves
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1/4 call-purpose flour
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1/4 cpacked dark brown sugar or 2 tbsp splenda brown
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2 Tbspchilled butter, cut into small pieces
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1refrigerated pie dough (or better your own homemade single crust
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fat-free whipped topping (optional)
How To Make harvest pie
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1Position oven rack to lowest setting. Preheat oven to 400°.
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2Place squash, cut sides down, on a foil-lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° 30 minutes or until squash is tender. Cool slightly, and peel.
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3Mash pulp to measure 2 1/2 cups. Combine the pulp and milk in a food processor; process until smooth. Add granulated sugar and next 5 ingredients (through cloves); process until smooth.
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4Increase oven temperature to 425f
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5Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl; cut in butter using two knives or a pastry blender. Add pecans; toss to combine.
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6Roll dough into a 13-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray. Fold edges under; flute. Pour squash mixture into prepared crust. Place pie plate on bottom rack; bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Remove pie from oven.
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7Reduce oven temperature to 350f
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8Sprinkle flour mixture evenly over filling; shield edges of pie crust with foil. Return pie plate to bottom rack; bake an additional 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool on a wire rack. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping, if desired.
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