fresh pumpkin pie

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44 Pinches
excelsior springs, MO
Updated on Apr 22, 2012

i have been making this for 30 years ...when my oldest was in first grade the class did a thanksgiving program and i had to learn something that had to do with pumpkins so my son and i cooked a pumpkin and used it to make a pie and it was so much better than can pumpkin that i haven't used can in over 30 yrs now.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield makes a nine-inch pie

Ingredients

  • 2 cups stewed pumpkin
  • 2 cups rich milk or cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground

How To Make fresh pumpkin pie

  • Step 1
    strain pumpkin and mix with milk , sugar, beaten eggs, salt and spices and beat two minutes.
  • Step 2
    if pumpkin is very stringy i put the pumpkin mixture in a bender and mix it for about 30 or 40 seconds.
  • Step 3
    pour into pie plate which has been lined with pastry.( pie crust).place in hot oven at 475F for fifteen minutes, then reduce the heat and bake 45 minutes in moderate oven at 400F.
  • Step 4
    long, slow cooking brings out the flavor of the pumpkin. makes one nine inch pie.

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Category: Pies
Keyword: #pumpkin

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