Blue Hubbard Squash Pie Recipes

GRANDMA'S SWEET HUBBARD SQUASH CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Arrange squash on lined baking sheet. Roast in preheated oven until the skin is browned and flesh is tender, about 45 minutes; allow to cool before handling. Remove flesh from squash using a spoon.
• Reduce temperature setting on oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place 2 cups of squash in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the brown sugar, eggs, cream, apple pie spice, salt, and butter; process until smooth.
• Pour the squash mixture into the pie crust. Bake until the filling rises, about 1 hour.

BLUE HUBBARD SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Sift the flour, salt and baking powder and place into a food processor.
• Add the lard and the butter.
• Pulse until the lard and butter are mixed well and form a fine texture.
• Turn the processor on low and add one tablespoon of water at a time.
• When the mixture just starts to come together and you can form a dough, stop adding the water. (you may not need to use all the water)
• Place the mixture on a cool surface and form a dough ball. Cut in half and form a round disc out of each half.
• Cover each disc with plastic and place in the refrigerator for no less than one hour. (Preferably over night)
• When ready to use, take the dough out of the refrigerator and allow to come to room temp for at least 15 minutes. Place a dough ball on a lightly floured surface and gently roll into a 10 inch round with a rolling pen.
• Wrap the dough over the rolling pen and place onto the pie pan.
• Press the dough into the pie pan and tuck the edges under, over the lip of the pan.
• Poke holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork several times.
• Crimp the edges into a uniform shape all the way around the edge of the pan.
• Repeat steps for rolling and placing the dough with the second disc of dough into another pie pan.
• Place pie pans with dough in refrigerator until ready to assemble the pies.
• Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds and stringy fibers.
• Place the halves on a baking sheet, cut side up and bake until tender. (a knife should easily glide through the flesh)
• Baking times will vary according to the size of your squash. (can be between an hour and two hours)
• Allow the squash to cool. Peel the skin off and discard. Cut the squash into chunks.
• Place the squash in a food processor and pulse until smooth.
• It may be necessary to strain excess liquid off after you puree the squash. (A fine mesh strainer will work for this)
• Turn oven temperature up to 450 degrees F. and remove pie pans with dough from the refrigerator.
• In a large bowl, mix together all of the filling ingredients.
• Pour half of the mixture into each pie crust.
• Place the pies on a rack in the middle of the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Turn the heat down to 325 degrees F. and bake an additional 30 minutes.
• Test doneness by poking a toothpick or knife into the pie about an inch from the crust edge. It should come out clean. If not, bake 2 to 3 minutes more until the toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool pies completely.
• Slice and serve with fresh whipped cream.

HUBBARD SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and arrange squash chunks, flesh-side up, on the baking sheet.
• Whisk butter, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and orange juice together in a bowl until smooth; pour over squash and toss to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the skin is blistery and flesh is tender, about 45 minutes. Scrape flesh from the skin, discarding skin. Blend flesh in the food processor until smooth. Measure 2 cup squash puree, reserving the rest for another use.
• Lower oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and move lowest rack to lowest possible position.
• Blend 2 cups squash puree, eggs, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cream, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, and salt in a blender or using a whisk until mixture is smooth. Press pie crust into a pie plate and pour squash mixture into crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pie is puffed with a small wet spot in the center, 50 to 60 minutes.

HUBBARD SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. In a large bowl, whisk together egg, squash, milk, sugar, molasses, cornstarch and salt. Pour into the crust; sprinkle with nutmeg., Bake pie on a lower oven rack 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 325°; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours. If desired, top with sweetened whipped cream and additional ground nutmeg.

HUBBARD SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Cut squash into pieces that will fit on a foil-lined tray in your oven. Place the squash pieces on the foil, flesh side up, and rub the flesh with a mixture of the 3 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and orange juice. Turn the squash over, flesh side DOWN, and bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes until skin is blistered and flesh is tender. When cooled, the flesh is easily scraped from the skin. Whirl the squash in a food processor to make 2 cups of puree.
• Lower oven temperature to 375°F, and also lower the oven rack to its lowest position. Line a 9 inch pie pan/dish with the unbaked crust and crimp the edges.
• To make the custard: Combine the squash puree with the remaining ingredients (except for the pie crusts!) and whisk until smooth.
• Pour the custard into the pie shell.
• Bake until the custard is "puffed up" but still shows a wet spot in the center, about 55 minutes. Cool.
• Decorate the outside edge with pecan halves. If you have any leftover pie pastry after lining the pie dish, roll it out about 3/8" thick and use a cookie cutter to cut shapes. I bake these at the end of the pie's baking time (last 5 minutes?) to decorate the center of the pie with as soon as it leaves the oven.
• Serve with fresh whipped cream.

BROWN SUGAR HUBBARD SQUASH PIE

Steps:

• Put seeded, unpeeled Hubbard cut into chunks (or unpeeled butternuts halved lengthwise) on a rimmed baking sheet, lined with a sheet of foil. Rub the flesh with butter, orange juice and maple syrup or brown sugar, heated together till butter melts. Flip over and roast at 400 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes, until the skin is blistered and browned and the flesh is tender. Lift squash with tongs and poke with a paring knife to check. When cool, the pulp is easily scraped from the Hubbard skin (or scooped out of the butternut halves). Refrigerate dough 1 hour before rolling. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plate and crimp and shape the edges. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before filling. To roast the squash, see accompanying master recipe. Put 2 cups of the cooled squash in a food processor and whirl until smooth. Lower oven to 375 degrees. Set rack on lowest position. Combine the puree with the brown sugar, eggs, cream, spices and salt and whisk until smooth. Pour into the pie shell and bake until the custard is puffed up but still has a small wet spot in the middle, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool. Serves 8.

BLUE HUBBARD PIE WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• To make the crust, combine the flour, salt and sugar in a medium-size bowl. Rub in the butter and the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually stir in the ice water, being careful not to overwork the dough. Form into a ball, flatten into a disk and wrap in plastic. Chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out the dough and fit it into a 9-inch pie shell.
• To make the filling, whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Scrape into the pie shell and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees and continue baking until the filling is set, about 50 minutes. Cool. Top with whipped cream sweetened with maple syrup.