In addition to apple pies, pumpkin pie is also honored in the United States. It is prepared during the fall season and is partly related to All Saints’ Day, which is held at the end of October.
Pumpkin pie was first written about in 1796
.
The recipe was written by American cook Amelia Simmons. Since then, many housewives adhere to the classic way of preparing this pastry.
However, in addition to the classic pie, there are more modern recipes. They are no less delicious. It is worth cooking pumpkin pie from semolina.
Ingredients for pumpkin pie:
- pumpkin – 400 g;
- semolina – 200 g;
- kefir – 250 ml;
- sugar – 100 g;
- flour – 2 tbsp;
- egg – pcs;
- leavening agent – tsp;
- vanillin – g;
- salt – a pinch.
Ingredients for syrup:
- orange – pcs;
- sugar – 3 tbsp.
Preparation of pumpkin pie:
Mix semolina with granulated sugar and kefir, leave for 20 minutes to swell the semolina.
In
the meantime, peel the pumpkin from its insides and rind and grate it coarsely
. Add the pumpkin to the semolina mixture, beat an egg, pour in flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla and mix the dough. Grease a baking mold with butter, spread an even layer on the surface.
Bake the cake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes. To prepare the syrup, mix orange juice with sugar, heat slightly.
Pour the syrup on top of the pie, leave until completely absorbed.
The pie turns out sweet, with a hint of citrus.
If you don’t like sugar syrups, you can add less sugar to the orange juice.
