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      Title: MABEL KIRK'S BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE
 Categories: Pies
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
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  2 2/3 c  Flour
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Shortening
      7 tb ;Water, ice

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      2 c  Butternut squash; cut into
           -1" cubes, cooked & drained)
      1 c  Evaporated milk
      3    Eggs; lightly beaten
    1/2 c  Sugar, brown
    1/2 c  Sugar, granulated
      2 tb Flour
    1/2 ts Lemon extract
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
    1/8 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Nutmeg
    1/4 ts Cloves, ground
      1 ts Butter; melted
 
  Heat oven to 400.
  
  For crust, combine flour and salt in med bowl.  Cut in shortening with
  pastry blender or two knifes until flour forms pea-sized chunks.
  Sprinkle one tablespoon of the ice water over one small section of
  flour mixture and mix lightly with a fork.  Repeat, rotating bowl,
  one section at a time.
  
  Form two-thirds of dough into lg ball, then press down to form a 5-6"
  diameter "pancake" (remainder of dough can be rolled out into a rect-
  angle, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, rolled and cut into little
  pinwheels, brushed with butter and a sugar-water glaze and baked sepa-
  rately). Sprinkle flour on rolling (preferably taped-down pastry
  cloth) and, with flour-dusted rolling pin, roll dough into circle
  until dough is about 1/4" thick.  Trim one inch larger than inverted
  10" Pyrex pie plate. Carefully roll pastry onto rolling pin, then
  unroll it onto right-side-up pie plate.  Press into pie plate.  Fold
  edge under. Flute 1/2" high edge. Cover with plastic wrap.
  Refrigerate.
  
  Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl and mix at med speed for 5
  min. Pour into chilled pastry shell. Cover edge of pie with long
  strip of aluminum foil to prevent ovebrowning. Bake 10 min at 400F.
  Reduce heat to 375 F and bake for 25 min.  Remove foil.  Bake 10-15
  min more, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and crust
  is golden brown.
  
                    From "The Washington Post Magazine" 11/10/91
  Submitted By SAM WARING  On
  MON, 06 NOV 1995 105641 GMT
 
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