American Pumpkin Pie

Name: American Pumpkin Pie
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces; 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 6 tablespoons ice-cold water; 1 egg for brushing; Filling; 7 medium-sized pumpkin chunks, seeds removed and chopped; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/2 cup cornstarch; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 nutmeg; 2 tablespoons cornmeal; 3/4 cup orange juice

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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3
1/2 teaspoon salt
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8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
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4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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6 tablespoons ice-cold water
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1 egg for brushing
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Filling
10
7 medium-sized pumpkin chunks, seeds removed and chopped
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1/4 cup lemon juice
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1/2 cup cornstarch
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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1 nutmeg
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2 tablespoons cornmeal
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3/4 cup orange juice

Ingredients

1
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3
1/2 teaspoon salt
4
8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
5
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
6
2 tablespoons lemon juice
7
6 tablespoons ice-cold water
8
1 egg for brushing
9
Filling
10
7 medium-sized pumpkin chunks, seeds removed and chopped
11
1/4 cup lemon juice
12
1/2 cup cornstarch
13
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
14
1 nutmeg
15
2 tablespoons cornmeal
16
3/4 cup orange juice

Directions

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Bake the oven to 350°F
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Mix the flour with the cornstarch and salt
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Add the butter and shortening, mixing until a crumbly mixture forms
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Add the lemon juice and water, stirring until combined
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Roll out the dough to form two disks of 10 cm diameter
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Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour
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Filling
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Mix the pumpkin with the lemon juice
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Add the cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange juice, cooking over medium heat until thickened
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Dissolve the cornmeal in the orange juice and add to the mixture, stirring until combined
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Let cool
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Assemble by placing one of the dough disks at the bottom of a form, spreading the filling, and topping with the remaining dough disk
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Baste the top with the egg
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With the tip of a knife, make three small holes in the center of the pie for it to breathe
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Bake until golden brown.