Sunny's Grandma Williams's Squash Pie with Sunny's Lemon Whipped Cream

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 to 10 servings
  • Total: 2 hr 35 min (includes cooling time)
  • Active: 25 min
My grandma is the quintessential matriarch of our family. She's great for sage advice and she loves to feed people. This is a pie she is known for in her town and at church. It's actually perfect for a church basement dinner, potluck or just a lovely dessert at home with your family over a cup of coffee. Don't add any whiskey to that coffee, I've got the bases covered with a nice hint of alcohol with a spirited pie topping perfect here, dolloped over a double espresso, or both.
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Ingredients

Pie:

4 medium yellow squash, sliced into 1-inch-thick rounds

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons lemon extract

2 large eggs

One 9-inch prepared pie shell, defrosted if frozen

Lemon Whipped Cream:

1 cup heavy cream, chilled

1 tablespoon limoncello, chilled

1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Directions

  1. For the pie: Put the squash in a large pot and fill with water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain in a fine-mesh sieve and press the squash with the back of a spoon to remove excess water.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Transfer the squash to a blender. Add the butter, flour, sugar, lemon extract and eggs. Blend until smooth, then pour into the prepared pie shell. (If using refrigerated pie dough instead of frozen crusts, ease into a 9-inch pie pan and crimp the edges before filling.)
  4. Bake until the filling is set, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let the pie cool to room temperature before slicing.
  5. For the lemon whipped cream: In a large bowl, add the heavy cream and whisk until there are soft peaks. Gently whisk in the limoncello and vanilla bean paste. Whisk and stop just before stiff peaks (the whipped cream should still be relaxed). Serve the pie with the cream.

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loveslife333

I haven’t made this pie yet but plan to. I just wanted to say that this segment with Sunny and her grandma was the sweetest cooking segment I have ever seen!

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