The great pie hunt

So the second part of my halloween adventure involved fulfilling my search for pumpkin pie.

I phoned Buppas bakehouse (king st newtown) to ensure there would be a slice available for me (I refuse to miss out!).

I decided to make mini pumpkin pies for christmas, but felt it was necessary to know what its supposed to taste like... I have heard some bad reviews about pumpkin pie, mainly that its too sweet..

(pumpkin pie, $6 a slice)

The filling in this pie was much lighter than i expected it to be, I had been imagining a quite dense heavy filling but this was not the case.It had a strong taste of nutmeg (it reminded me a little of the wobbly little old fashioned bakery custard tarts), it was sweet and moist, certainly not too sweet, but very rich.

The only let down was the pastry, the bottom was a bit damp, which i suppose it so be expected with that sort of filling, and the crust was a bit hard and lacked any sweetness, it was almost savoury.

But overall, very enjoyable! I hope my attemept to bake mini ones turns out well =D