Pumpkin Pie ~ Addimu for Oshun

~ Mm..A sacred offering to Oshun ~
Ingredients:
Crust-
-1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
-1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
-1/4 teaspoon of salt
-1/4 cup of iced water
Procedure:
~In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
~Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place crust in pie plate. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.
~For this pie, it is important to bake the crust for about 10 minutes using pie weights or if you do not have any of those, then use some dried beans to keep the pie crust from puffing.
Filling-
-2 eggs plus 1 yolk (reserve extra egg white for glaze)
-2 cups of fresh pumpkin (steamed and mashed)
-¾ cup granulated sugar (I prefer brown sugar)
-1 ½ cup of heavy cream
-2 tablespoons of melted butter
-½ teaspoon of salt
-¾ teaspoon of cinnamon
-½ teaspoon each of ground ginger and freshly grounded nutmeg
-1/8 teaspoon of freshly ground cloves
Procedure:
Assembling the pie is very simple. Mix all in one large bowl and then pour into the pie shell. Bake for 45 minutes at 350°F or until you can insert a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean.