je t'aime pour toujours: July 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

exactly.

sweeeeet pumpkin pie yummo i first tried it in new york and fell in love

preparation Time

20 - 25 minutes

Cooking Time

70 minutes

Ingredients (serves 8)

Melted butter or margarine, for greasing
lkg butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded chopped (to make 600g
300mls thin cream
200g (1 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
4 eggs, lightly whisked
2 tbs golden syrup
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp freshly grated or ground nutmeg
50g dark chocolate, grated, to serve
Thick cream and chopped pecan nuts, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush a 24cm fluted ceramic flan dish with the melted butter or margarine to lightly grease.
Place the pumpkin in a steamer and cook over simmering water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain the pumpkin well. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and mash until smooth. Cool.
Gradually stir the cream into the mashed pumpkin and mix well. Add the brown sugar, whisked eggs, golden syrup, ginger and cinnamon and mix until well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared flan dish. Sprinkle with nutmeg and bake in preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until just set.
Remove from the oven and cool. Place in your fridge for 2-3 hours to chill before serving. Sprinkle evenly with the grated chocolate and serve with thick cream sprinkled with chopped pecan nuts.Note2-3 hours chilling time

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lady gaga. love her muchly. and i heard today twinings want her to be their new 'face of'. excellent! so i just thought i'd dedicate one of today's postings to her fabulousness.