Recipe: Delicious Pumpkin Pie

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Pumpkin Pie. The easiest and best pumpkin pie I've ever made. The bottom of my crust was still a tad underdone so I would suggest pre-baking the crust for a bit. For many of us, homemade pumpkin pie is the classic dish that says "Thanksgiving," pure and simple.

Pumpkin Pie Whether it's quick and easy or with cinnamon, apple or pecans, look no further for the best homemade pumpkin pie recipes. While the pie shell is cooling make the filling. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, half-and-half, spices, and salt until smooth. You can have Pumpkin Pie using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pumpkin Pie

  1. You need of sugar.
  2. Prepare of brown sugar.
  3. It's of ground cinnamon.
  4. You need of ground ginger.
  5. You need of ground cloves.
  6. You need of ground nutmeg.
  7. It's of salt.
  8. Prepare of eggs.
  9. You need of pumpkin puree.
  10. You need of evaporated milk.
  11. It's of pie crust.

Return the pie shell to the baking. Cut pumpkin in half lengthwise; discard seeds. Pumpkin pie is one of those pies you can easily make a day or two ahead. You can make both the crust and the filling in advance, refrigerate them separately, and then bake them the day of.

Pumpkin Pie step by step

  1. Mix dry ingredients.
  2. Beat eggs slightly in a bowl.
  3. Slowly add pumpkin and dry ingredients mixing with a spoon..
  4. Add evaporated milk and mix.
  5. Pour into pie crust (homemade or store bought)..
  6. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes..
  7. Lower temperature to 350 and bake an additional 30-40 minutes until a knife comes out clean when poked..
  8. Let cool for 2 hours before refrigerating..
  9. Add toasted pumpkin seeds on top (optional). I toasted mine with olive oil, salt, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg..

Or you can make the pie, loosely wrap it in plastic wrap and keep it chilled in the refrigerator for up to two days. Classic Pumpkin Pie is based on a recipe from The McCormick Spices of the World Cookbook. It's is the best pumpkin pie because it actually has a bit of spice in it. Other recipes taste like a big ball of sugar and cinnamon. I am making an all OUAC thanksgiving this year with your pumpkin pie, orange cranberry sauce, mustard/maple salad dressing, and sweet potato casserole.