Butternut, maple & pecan lattice pie

Butternut, maple & pecan lattice pie

Spiced and glowing gold, this pie is pure autumn on a plate. Use butternut squash or your Halloween pumpkin

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Cuts into 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the squash into several large pieces, remove any seeds, then toss with the oil in a roasting tin. Roast for about 35 mins or until golden and soft.
  2. When cold, peel the skin away, then put the flesh into a processor with the sugar, mascarpone and spices. Whizz until smooth, then add the eggs, maple syrup, vanilla and ¼ tsp salt. Whizz again.
  3. Cut one-third of the pastry from one block and squash it into the other block. Shape the larger block into a smooth round then, on a floured surface, roll out to line a 23cm fluted tart tin. Line the tin, leaving some overhang, then lift onto a baking sheet. Pour in the filling, then carefully slide the pie into the oven and bake for 20 mins.
  4. Meanwhile, roll the remaining pastry to a rectangle about 16 x 30cm, then cut into 8 long strips about 2cm wide. Weave the strips under and over each other on a floured, rimless baking sheet to make a lattice large enough to cover the top of the pie. Put in the fridge to chill.
  5. After 20 mins, the filling will be starting to set. Take pie out of the oven, brush pastry rim with milk, then slide the chilled lattice off its sheet and onto the pie. Press the edges down a little to seal, then scatter over the pecans and return to the oven.
  6. Bake for 15-20 mins more or until the lattice is golden and the filling has risen with just a faint wobble in the middle. Cool completely, then trim the edges and dust with icing sugar. Drizzle with maple syrup and serve with whipped cream.

Per serving

628 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 66g, fat 39 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 3g, sugar 33g, salt 0.51 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2010.

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  • 07 September 2010

    kiwi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    THis is delicious!

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  • 20 October 2011

    StokesL rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A fabulous recipe, I used pumpkin in this and it worked really well. There are a million and 1 calories in it, so to stop us eating it in one go I made individual sized portions in ramekins - just need to adjust the cooking time. I was then able to freeze some baked ones to have at a later date. We also had it with a dollop of creme fraiche rather than cream which was just as good.

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  • 23 October 2011

    Laura S. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! I had to use walnuts instead of pecans (impossible to find where I live) and the pie is still very tasty.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Cuts into 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 700g chunk butternut squash or pumpkin
  • 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
  • 175g light muscovado sugar
  • 250g tub mascarpone
  • ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 heaped tsp ground ginger
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup , plus more to serve
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 x 375g packs chilled dessert pastry
  • plain flour , for rolling
  • milk , for brushing
  • handful pecan halves, very roughly chopped
  • icing sugar and whipped cream, to serve
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Per serving

628 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 66g, fat 39 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 3g, sugar 33g, salt 0.51 g

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