Pumpkin Pie

8 servings

90 minutes

Pumpkins are ripe - and here is the traditional Bulgarian pumpkin pie to go with them.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 686
• Proteins: 8.3g
• Fats: 42.2g
• Carbohydrates: 65.6g

Ingredients

• Pumpkin: 1 kg
• Filo dough: 500 g
• Sugar: 200 g
• Ground cinnamon: to taste
• Walnuts: 100 g
• Butter: 200 g
• Egg yolk: 1 pc

Cooking steps

1. Peel the pumpkin and grate it on a coarse grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pumpkin: 1 kg

2. Chop the nuts finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Walnuts: 100 g

3. Lay a sheet of phyllo on the table and brush it with melted butter. Place another sheet of dough on top and brush it with butter as well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 200 g

4. Sprinkle some grated pumpkin on the dough, then add a bit of nuts, cinnamon, and sugar on top.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pumpkin: 1 kg
   • Walnuts: 100 g
   • Ground cinnamon:  to taste
   • Sugar: 200 g

5. Roll the dough into a sausage, folding the sides to prevent the filling from spilling out.

6. Grease the round baking pan with vegetable oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 200 g

7. Place the resulting sausage in a spiral in the center of the mold

8. Repeat the procedure several times. Place each new sausage as a continuation of the previous one. In the end, there should be one large spiral resembling a snail.

9. Brush the pie with slightly beaten egg yolk, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

   Required ingredients:

   • Egg yolk: 1 piece
   • Sugar: 200 g
   • Ground cinnamon:  to taste

10. Send to the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.