American Traditional Pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups pumpkin mush
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)
• 1 pie shell
• 1 medium pumpkin

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 in a large non-metal bowl combine sugars and eggs.
• 3 add in the pumpkin mush, the spices, salt, and evaporated milk.
• 4 pour the filling into the pie shell.
• 5 bake for 10 minutes, and then reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 50 minutes, or until pie sets.
• 6 --------pumpkinmush-----------.
• 7 cut pumpkin in half.
• 8 prick the skin several times with a fork, and place on a cookie sheet, cut-side up.
• 9 bake for 50 minutes or until very soft when poked with a fork.
• 10 let the pumpkin cool, then scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
• 11 scoop out the pumpkin meat, and throw away the skin.
• 12 mash the pumpkin meat with a potato masher or puree in a blender/food processor.
• 13 makes about 4 cups.