Make the Pumpkin Pie
Easy 7 steps
Step 1 - Make the Cinnamon Crumble
Crispy cinnamon crumble - ideal as a base for tarts or as a crunchy element in desserts.
Ingredients
- Butter - 280 g
- Demerara sugar - 350 g
- Wheat flour (Type 405) - 350 g
- Ground cinnamon - 8 g
- Salt - 8 g
Preparation
- Briefly combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor (pulse).
- Add the butter and process until a crumbly texture forms.
- Fill 16 cm round silicone molds with 100 g of crumble each and bake at 160 °C for about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
Step 2 - Make the Pumpkin Filling
Smooth, creamy pumpkin filling with a well-balanced spice note.
Ingredients
- Eggs -195 g
- Brown sugar - 195 g
- Whole milk - 78 g
- Cream 35% - 92 g
- Pumpkin purée (finely strained) - 429 g
- Ground cinnamon - 5 g
- Ground ginger - 3 g
- Ground nutmeg - 3 g
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth and homogeneous.
- Pour onto the pre-baked crumble in the silicone molds.
- Bake at 150 °C for about 25 minutes, until the mixture is set.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
Step 3 - Make the Almond Sponge Cake
Light, moist, and stable - ideal as an insert.
Ingredients
- Almond flour - 160 g
- Powdered sugar - 140 g
- Eggs - 120 g
- Egg yolks - 200 g
- Olive oil - 50 g
- Warm, melted butter - 50 g
- Egg whites - 300 g
- Sugar - 240 g
- Wheat flour (Type 405) - 200 g
- Cream 35% - 220 g
Preparation
- Whip the almond flour, powdered sugar, eggs, and egg yolks until light.
- Incorporate the melted butter and olive oil.
- Whip the egg whites with the sugar into a dense, stable meringue.
- Combine both mixtures, then gently fold in the flour like a fine “rain.”
- Finally, carefully fold in the cream.
- Bake at 180 °C for about 12 minutes, until golden brown and set.
- Allow to cool completely, cut out 14 cm rounds, and place each one on top of the baked pumpkin filling in the silicone molds.
Step 4 - Make the Pumpkin Whipped Ganache
Light, aromatic ganache with Callebaut Gold - ideal for piping.
Ingredients
- Callebaut Gold - 87 g
- Pumpkin purée (finely strained) - 246 g
- Honey - 27 g
- Cream #1 - 235 g
- Cream #2 - 366 g
- Gelatin mass 5:1 - 38 g
Preparation
- Bring the first quantity of cream to a boil. Pour over the chocolate and gelatin mass, then blend until smooth.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend until homogeneous.
- Refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
- Whip until the desired volume is achieved, then pipe into the silicone molds and fill to the rim.
- Freeze for unmolding.
Step 5 - Make the Caramel Glaze
Glossy glaze with caramel notes, ideal for coating frozen pumpkin mini cakes.
Ingredients
- Water - 200 g
- Glucose syrup - 200 g
- Callebaut Gold - 170 g
- Callebaut Milk Chocolate Recipe No. 823 (33.6%) - 35 g
- Salt - 1 g
- Baking soda - 1 g
- Vanilla bean, seeds - 1 pc
- Caramelized sugar - 165 g
- Caramelized sugar - 165 g
- Gelatin mass 5:1 - 95 g
Preparation
- Bring the water, caramelized sugar, and glucose syrup to a boil.
- Pour the boiling liquid over the remaining ingredients.
- Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and homogeneous.
- Chill overnight.
- Reheat to 35 °C, blend again, and glaze the frozen pumpkin mini cakes.
Step 6 - Make the Cinnamon Chantilly
Delicate cinnamon notes for an elegant finish.
Ingredients
- Sugar - 30 g
- Ground cinnamon - 0.5 g
- Crème fraîche - 75 g
- Cream #1 - 112 g
- Gelatin mass 5:1 - 22 g
- Cream #2 - 149 g
- Semi‑whipped cream - 112 g
Preparation
- Bring the first quantity of cream to a boil with the sugar, cinnamon, and gelatin mass.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the second quantity of cream and the crème fraîche.
- Allow to cool to about 20 °C, then gently fold in the semi‑whipped cream.
- Portion into silicone molds and freeze. Coat while frozen with neutral glaze.
Step 7 - Make the Neutral Spray Glaze
For a fine, protective sheen - ideal for spraying onto frozen items.
Ingredients
- Water - 160 g
- Invert sugar - 4 g
- Glucose syrup - 24 g
- Sugar - 64 g
- Dextrose - 46 g
- Pectin NH - 3 g
- Citric acid solution - 1 g
Preparation
- Heat the water, invert sugar, and glucose syrup in a saucepan to 40 °C.
- Mix the sugar, dextrose, and pectin, then sprinkle in while stirring vigorously.
- Bring to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then add the citric acid solution and continue boiling for 1 more minute.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Use for spraying at approx. 60 °C (fluid but not too hot). Spray onto frozen items.
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