Truthlover
October 18th, 2008, 01:27 AM
1) Chop pumpkin in half and remove all guts and seeds. Wrap in tinfoil and bake at 360 for an hour. (Not one of those huge pumpkins. Should only be about 6-8 inches in diameter.)
2) While pumpkin bakes, mix dry ingredients: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp ground cloves.
3) When pumpkin is done, remove from oven, and carefully peel away foil. (Pumpkin will be hot!) Scoop out 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin mush, and add to dry ingredients.
4) Add 1 2/3 cups sweetened condensed milk, and 2 eggs to dry ingredients.
5) Mix well. A hand-held electric mixer does the job nicely, and most quickly. Pumpkin mush might still be a little stringy, but this is normal.
6) Dump pumpkin mixture into a 9 inch graham cracker crust. (The sweetened condensed milk will candy the crust in the baking process. Very yummy!)
7)Bake pie at 450 for 15 minutes, and then reduce heat to 325 for the next 45 minutes. Pie is done when a knife or toothpick jabbed through the center comes out clean. (I usually have to add another 5-10 mins)
Goes really good with a cup of apple cider, or perhaps a sweet coffee. Hope you all enjoy!!
2) While pumpkin bakes, mix dry ingredients: 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp ground cloves.
3) When pumpkin is done, remove from oven, and carefully peel away foil. (Pumpkin will be hot!) Scoop out 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin mush, and add to dry ingredients.
4) Add 1 2/3 cups sweetened condensed milk, and 2 eggs to dry ingredients.
5) Mix well. A hand-held electric mixer does the job nicely, and most quickly. Pumpkin mush might still be a little stringy, but this is normal.
6) Dump pumpkin mixture into a 9 inch graham cracker crust. (The sweetened condensed milk will candy the crust in the baking process. Very yummy!)
7)Bake pie at 450 for 15 minutes, and then reduce heat to 325 for the next 45 minutes. Pie is done when a knife or toothpick jabbed through the center comes out clean. (I usually have to add another 5-10 mins)
Goes really good with a cup of apple cider, or perhaps a sweet coffee. Hope you all enjoy!!