Farmer Freed's Butternut Squash Pie

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup butternut, delicata or acorn squash, steamed and strained
  2. 1 cup heavy cream
  3. 1 cup sugar
  4. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  5. 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  6. 1 tsp ground ginger
  7. 1 teaspoon salt
  8. 1/4 teaspoon mace
  9. 3 eggs, slightly beaten
  10. 1 egg white for crust
  11. 1 unbaked and chilled 10-inch pie crust
  12. 1 unbaked and chilled 10-inch pie crustHandful of dry breadcrumbs

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 450°F
  2. Mix squash, cream, sugar, spices, salt and eggs in a large mixing bowl until combined
  3. Line a pie plate with crust
  4. Using a pastry brush, paint the pastry with egg white and sprinkle with the bread crumbs
  5. Add filling, and bake in a 450°F oven for 10 minutes, lower to 425°F and cook for 10 more minutes, then bake for 1 hour at 325°F.
  6. Serve warm with whipped cream.