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Ingredients

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough
• 1/2 tsp. table salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 6 oz. unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and kept cold
• 5 Tbs. ice-cold water
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1¼ -1½ lbs. baking pumpkin or squash (sugar or pie pumpkin or kabocha, acorn, or butternut squash), washed and cut in half lengthwise
• 6 Tbs. light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• Small pinch ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp. table salt
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites, cold
• 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 pinch table salt
• 1/4 cup sugar