Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour (180g)
- 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, very cold and cubed (113g)
- 4–6 tablespoons Ice Water
- 1 (15-ounce) can Canned Pumpkin Puree
- 1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 2 Large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
Instructions:
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl or food processor. Cut in the cold butter using fingertips or pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with pea-sized pieces of butter remaining.
- Gradually drizzle in ice water, mixing just until the dough barely comes together. Form into a flat disc, wrap tightly, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin or tartlet pans.
- In a medium bowl, gently whisk the pumpkin puree, condensed milk, and eggs until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Whisk in the pumpkin spice, vanilla extract, and salt until the filling mixture is smooth.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Use a round cutter slightly larger than the muffin cup opening to cut circles.
- Gently press the dough circles into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared muffin cups/tart pans, trimming any excess dough. Prick the bottom of each crust several times with a fork (docking).
- Carefully ladle or pour the pumpkin mixture into the lined shells, filling them about ¾ full.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes. The edges of the crust should be golden, and the center of the filling should be mostly set with only a slight wobble.
- Let the mini pies cool completely in the tin on a wire rack before attempting to remove them.