Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie - Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie
 How To Make Pumpkin Pie
 
 

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Pumpkin PieHow about making this very easy and traditional pumpkin pie for your Thanksgiving dinner? This recipe comes from the 1960's Betty Crocker cookbook. I learned to cook from this cookbook.

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Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie - Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

Pastry for 9-inch one crust pie
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs, beaten
1 (15-ounce) can 100% solid-packed pumpkin
1 (12-fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
Sweetened whipped cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Position baking rack in the center of your oven. Prepare pie pastry.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; blend in beaten eggs at low speed of your mixer. Add pumpkin and evaporated milk; blend at  high speed of your mixer until smooth.

Slice of Pumpkin PiePour pumpkin mixture into the pastry-line pie plate.  NOTE: To prevent spills, place pie pan on rack or on open oven door when filling with pumpkin mixture.

Bake 15 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake approximately 45 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and the filling is set but the center still jiggles slightly when the pie dish is gently shaken. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack before cutting and serving.

If desired, serve with sweetened whipped cream.

Makes 8 servings.