Yesterday’s Thanksgiving feast wouldn’t be complete without your traditional pumpkin pie. For those of you who know me, know that I love making dishes that take it to the next level and this Brûléed Bourbon-Maple Pumpkin Pie does exactly that. When my Pops and I were researching recipes to make for Thanksgiving, we came across this dressed up pie recipe from Bon Appétit and decided YES! this is the pie we’re going to make.
Chocolate Pie Dough
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1¼ cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Pie Filling
- All-purpose flour (for dusting)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 15-oz. can pure pumpkin purée
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground mace
- ¾ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pulse cocoa powder, granulated sugar, salt, and 1¼ cups plus 1 tablespoon flour in a food processor to combine. Add butter and shortening and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to a large bowl.
Whisk egg yolk, vinegar, and ¼ cup ice water in a small bowl. Drizzle half of egg mixture over flour mixture and, using a fork, mix gently just until combined. Add remaining egg mixture and mix until dough just comes together. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, flatten slightly, and cut into quarters. Stack pieces on top of one another, placing unincorporated dry pieces of dough between layers, and press down to combine. Repeat process twice more (all pieces of dough should be incorporated at this point). Form dough into a 1”-thick disk. Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour. (You can also do this ahead of time.)
Roll out disk of dough on a lightly floured surface into a 14” round. Transfer to a 9” pie dish. Lift up edge and allow dough to slump down into dish. Trim, leaving about 1” overhang. Fold overhang under and crimp edge. Chill in freezer 15 minutes.
Place a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350°. Line pie with parchment paper or heavy-duty foil, leaving a 1½” overhang. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until crust is dry around the edge, about 20 minutes. Remove paper and weights and bake until surface of crust looks dry, 5–10 minutes. Brush bottom and sides of crust with 1 beaten egg. Return to oven and bake until dry and set, about 3 minutes longer. (Brushing crust with egg and baking will prevent a soggy crust.)
Whisk pumpkin purée, sour cream, bourbon, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, mace and remaining 3 eggs in a large bowl; set aside.
Pour maple syrup in a small saucepan; scrape in seeds from vanilla bean and bring syrup to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add cream in 3 additions, stirring with a wooden spoon after each addition until smooth. Gradually whisk hot maple cream into pumpkin mixture.
Place pie dish on a rimmed baking sheet and pour in filling. Bake pie, rotating halfway through, until set around edge but center barely jiggles, 60 – 70 minutes. Transfer pie dish to a wire rack and let pie cool.
Just before serving, sprinkle pie with sugar and, using a kitchen torch, brûlée until sugar is melted and dark brown.
Happy Holidays! ~Crystal
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