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Bruleed Pumpkin Beer Pie

Bruled Pumpkin Beer Pie using @DogFishBeer

 

I know what you’re thinking.

You think that I put a Pumpkin Ale in that pie. It’s a fair assumption, and not a bad route to take when beerifying (that’s a word) a pumpkin pie. Sure, you can use that. Go ahead, be my beer-cookin' guest, it’s not a bad choice. But for this I wanted to play up those brown sugar flavors with a nice barrel aged brown ale. So that’s exactly what I did.

Brown ales don’t get enough air time. They are often forgotten in the beer-of-the-moment hype. Browns are the George Harrison’s of the beer world. The Willem Dafoe’s of the beer world.

But brown ales have a lot of potential, a lot of great flavors, a lot of depth.  Especially when they’ve been aged in a bourbon barrel. Like this Palo Santo Marron from Dogfish Head which has unleashed that underrated brown ale potential in a way that will remind the Beer Snobs that it’s here to play. Or make pies. Or maybe both.

Bruled Pumpkin Beer Pie @DogFishBeer

I used this Kitchen torch, because it’s amazing, easily one of my favorite kitchen tools. (affiliate link)

 

Bruleed Pumpkin Beer Pie

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pale ale pie crust
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 2/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • ¾ cup brown ale preferably a barrel aged brown ale
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups of pumpkin purée
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • White sugar for brulee topping about 3 tbs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Roll the pie dough out on a lightly floured surface and line a 9-inch pie pan. Place in the fridge to chill until the filling is ready.
  • In a pot over medium heat, add the cream. Heat until the cream starts to bubble around the edges.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the white sugar, brown sugar and egg yolks. Whisking continually, slowly pour the hot cream into the eggs. Whisk until well combined.
  • Add the remaining ingredients (other than the brulee sugar), whisk until well combined.
  • Pour into the prepared pie pan.
  • Bake at 375 for 50-60 minutes or until the filling puffs slightly and has set around the edges (the center will still be wobbly). Chill until set, at least 4 hours.
  • Just prior to serving, sprinkle the remaining white sugar over the top of the pie in an even layer. Using a culinary torch brulee the sugar until melted and turned a dark amber color.

For this recipe I use The Pale Ale Pie Dough 

Bruled Pumpkin Beer Pie @DogFishBeer

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Comments


Tieghan November 15, 2013 um 5:55 am

I bruleed a pie today too! Yours is kind of awesome though. I mean beery pumpkin pie??! Not sure there is much better around Thanksgiving!

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Cassie November 15, 2013 um 7:04 am

This is absolutely stunning, friend. Love the bruleed top!

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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar November 15, 2013 um 11:43 am

This is one heck of a pie! Lovely! Funny, my local microbrewery (if you’re ever in Montreal you totally need to drop me a line) did an amazing brown ale tasting in July! They did a bunch of fun beer+cheese pairings and they had a barrel aged ale that totally blew my mind!!! If I can get my hands on it this will be on my weekend menu!! xoxo

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Sophia @ NY Foodgasm November 15, 2013 um 2:50 pm

AMAZEBALLS! Totally love this! Brulee-ing and beer-ing a Thanksgiving staple- HELL yeah!

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Dina November 16, 2013 um 8:49 am

it sounds delish!

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