Pumpkin pie! | Eating for Ireland

Ingredients

• 8oz plain flour
• 4oz unsalted butter
• 1/2 an ounce of white shortening – I use White Flora or Trex – you’ll find them in the butter/spread section.
• 1oz golden caster sugar
• 4-6 tablespoons of cold milk
• Pinch of salt
• 1 medium eating pumpkin (the internet says you can use a carving pumpkin, but there’s more flesh on an eating one) You’ll need 500g of cooked, pureed pumpkin meat.
• Half a teaspoon each of : ground Cinnamon, ground Ginger, ground Clove and freshly ground Nutmeg – this is variable to your own taste obviously
• 6oz dark brown sugar
• 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract (optional)
• a 410g tin of Evaporated milk
• 2 large eggs