Creamy Squash, Butter Bean and Leek Pie

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    5hrs 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    756
based on 1 ratings

This vegetarian pie is filled with a mixture of creamy butternut squash, aromatic leeks, and deliciously tender butter beans. Perfect for any occasion from Christmas dinner to a summer picnic. Any leftovers will last for up to three days in the fridge, or the pie can be made ahead and frozen before baking – simply defrost in the fridge overnight before baking.

recipe updated Nov 10, 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    300 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    100 g
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    1
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    650 g
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    2 ½ teaspoons
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Water icon
    Water
    2 kg
  • Butternut squash icon
    Butternut squash
    500 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    3 tablespoons
  • Leek icon
    Leek
    85 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Kale icon
    Kale
    100 g
  • Crème fraîche icon
    Crème fraîche
    100 g
  • Dijon mustard icon
    Dijon mustard
    1 teaspoon
  • Fresh rosemary icon
    Fresh rosemary
    1 teaspoon
  • Fresh thyme icon
    Fresh thyme
    1 teaspoon
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    1 tablespoon
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    ½ teaspoon
  • Canned butter beans icon
    Canned butter beans
    235 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Colander
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large
  • kCook icon Round pie dish - 25cm (10“)

Step preview

  1. Fit the K-Beater
  2. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  3. Mix until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs – 2 minutes, speed 2
  4. Add the next ingredients
  5. Mix until the pastry comes together - 1 minute, speed 1
  6. Wrap the pastry in a plastic wrap and chill in the fridge - 2 hours
  7. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  8. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  9. Heat - 2 minutes, 160ºC, speed Stir 2
  10. Add the next ingredient
  11. Cook - 15 minutes, 105ºC, speed Off
  12. Drain the squash into a colander and transfer into a medium bowl
  13. Mash roughly with a potato masher then set aside
  14. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  15. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  16. Heat - 1 minute, 120ºC, speed Off
  17. Add the next ingredients and fit the splashguard
  18. Cook - 6 minutes, 120ºC, speed Stir 2
  19. Add the next ingredients
  20. Cook - 4 minutes, 120ºC, speed Stir 2
  21. Remove the splashguard
  22. Transfer the cooked squash back into the appliance bowl
  23. Add the next ingredients
  24. Mix - 2 minutes, speed 1
  25. Remove the Stir Tool
  26. Stir the beans through by hand
  27. Transfer the mixture into a medium bowl and set aside to cool - 30 minutes
  28. Place the chilled pastry onto a lightly floured worksurface
  29. Divide into two pieces, one being twice the size of the other
  30. Roll out the large piece of pastry onto a round about 5mm thick
  31. Line the pie dish with the pastry leaving some overhanging the sides
  32. Spoon cooled filling into the pie dish and spread evenly
  33. Roll the smaller piece of pastry into a 5mm thick round, larger than the top of the pie dish
  34. Brush the rim of the pie with some of the beaten egg yolk, then place the round pastry on top
  35. Trim and crimp the edges to seal, then brush all over with more egg yolk to glaze
  36. Cut the small hole in the top of the pie
  37. Chill uncovered in a fridge - 30 minutes
  38. Preheat the oven - 220ºC
  39. Preheat a baking tray in the oven
  40. Remove the pie from the fridge and place on the preheated baking tray
  41. Bake - 40 minutes, 220ºC
  42. Remove from the oven and let rest - 20 minutes
  43. Serve
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