traditional pumpkin pie

Name: Traditional Pumpkin Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoon(s) unsalted butter; 2 cup(s) canned unsweetened pumpkin; 2 tablespoon(s) unbleached all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup(s) maple sugar (or 2/3 c brown sugar and 1 tsp maple flavoring); 1 teaspoon(s) peeled and grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 can(s) evaporated milk (12 oz); 2 - eggs, beaten; 1 - unbaked 9" deep dish pie crust

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14 Pinches

Karen Feinen

Rochester, NY

Updated on Nov 28, 2014

This recipe uses an old technique of concentrating and caramelizing the pumpkin before preparing the filling. I had never tried this before, but it really nicely enhanced the pumpkin flavor and brought out more of its natural sugars.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 1 9" pie

Ingredients

2 teaspoons unsalted butter
2 cups canned unsweetened pumpkin
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cup maple sugar (or 2/3 c brown sugar and 1 tsp maple flavoring)
1 teaspoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)
2 - eggs, beaten
1 - unbaked 9" deep dish pie crust

How To Make traditional pumpkin pie

Step 1

Melt 1 tsp butter in skillet over medium heat. Add the pumpkin and cook until the moisture is reduced and the pumpkin is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Remove pumpkin to a large bowl and stir in 1 Tbls flour. Add 2/3 cup maple (or brown) sugar and combine.
Step 3

Stir in ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. (Add maple flavoring if using brown sugar).
Step 4

Place a rimmed baking sheet, large enough to hold your pie plate into the oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Step 5

Grease the bottom of a medium saucepan with the remaining teaspoon of butter and heat the evaporated milk, stirring frequently, until small bubbles begin to appear.
Step 6

Pour the milk over the pumpkin and combine well. Beat the eggs and mix into the pumpkin.
Step 7

Combine the remaining 1 Tbls. flour and 2 Tbls sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle over the bottom of the piecrust. Pull out oven rack with baking sheet, place piecrust on the baking sheet and pour pumpkin filling into it. Bake for 15 minutes.
Step 8

Reduce heat to 325 degrees F and bake about 30 minutes longer or until set.
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