Pumpkin pie

By drdina

10 inch pie. You can use condensed milk for a sweeter pie. You can use brown or white sugar.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 3/8 tsp salt
• 3/8 tsp ginger
• 3/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare pie crust - evenly brush sides and bottom of a graham cracker crust with 1 beaten egg yolk. Bake crust for 5 minutes at 375 F and remove from oven. Put the leftover egg yolk plus the egg white into the pie filling.

Prepare pumpkin - boil until soft (like potatoes). Drain and mash. Firmly pack pumpkin when measuring being sure to drain and excess liquid.

Prepare pie filling - Combine pumpkin, eggs, milk, sugar, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves in blender or mixer and blend until smooth. Pour into prepared crust and bake at 375 F for 65 minutes.