How about making this
very easy and traditional pumpkin pie for your Thanksgiving dinner? This recipe
is from the 1960's
Betty Crocker cookbook. I learned to cook from this cookbook.
Learn about the
History of Pumpkin Pie. Also check out more great
Pie Recipes.
Don't forget to check out my
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Menu which includes this easy-to-make and very delicious Pumpkin Pie.
Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie - Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie
Recipe Type:
Pie,
Pie Pastry,
Squash,
History,
Pumpkin
Yields: 8 servings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Ingredients:
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 solid-packed
pumpkin
1 (12-fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
Sweetened whipped cream (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425
degrees F. Position oven 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.
Pour pumpkin mixture into the pastry-line pie plate.
NOTE: To prevent spills, place pie plate on a wire rack or on the 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 the internal temperature registers approximately 175
degrees F. on your
cooking thermometer. Remember that the pie continues to cook after it is removed from the oven. Do not over bake!
The center of the pie should be set but still wobbly; residual heat will finish the job.
This
is the type of cooking thermometer that I prefer and use in my cooking. I get many readers
asking what cooking thermometer that I prefer and use in my cooking and baking. I, personally, use the
Thermapen Thermometer shown in the photo on the right. Originally designed for professional users, the
Super-Fast Thermapen Thermometer is used by chefs all over the world. To learn more about this excellent
thermometer and to also purchase one (if you desire), just click on the underlined:
Thermapen Thermometer.
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire cooling rack before cutting and serving.
If desired, serve with sweetened whipped cream.
Makes 8 servings.
