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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 (181g) Recipe makes 8 servings |
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| Calories 268 | ||
| Calories from Fat 86 | (32%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 9.6g | 14% | |
| Saturated Fat 2.6g | 12% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 4.0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 2.3g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 81mg | 27% | |
| Sodium 274mg | 11% | |
| Potassium 356mg | 10% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 38.4g | 12% | |
| Dietary Fiber 1.8g | 7% | |
| Sugars 24.4g | ||
| Protein 8.1g | 16% | |
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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie (Uses Fresh Pumpkin)
By: HeatherFeather
Dec 13, 2004
This is the one pumpkin pie recipe I keep coming back to year after year. I was at a military ladies' coffee when I first tasted this pie, and it was the most moist & eggy pumkpin pie I had ever eaten. I asked the hostess, Barb, for the recipe, and she shared the recipe with me - which I believe came from her mother. I made my own changes to the recipe over the years and now I have written down my changes so that I can share my version with you. I only use fresh pumpkin in this recipe and it is well worth the little bit of extra effort. PLEASE NOTE: This recipe calls for a DEEP DISH pie plate and intended to be a egg custard textured pie. Even using a deep dish pie plate, you may still find you have a small amount of extra batter, as some deep dish pans are larger and deeper than others (mine fits all of the batter in one pie). You can use whole milks in this if you prefer, however I like the lighter taste of the skim in this. If you only have small pie plates, then you might want to prepare an extra pastry round and divide the batter between two smaller pies.
SERVES 8
Ingredients
- 1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie pastry (9-10-inch)
- 2 cups freshly cooked pumpkin, seeded, peeled, mashed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3 large eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
- 1/2 cup skim milk
Directions
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(To make your own freshly cooked pumpkin, quarter 1-2 small pie pumpkins, de-stem, seed and de-string them. Then steam them in a steamer over boiling water until very tender--the skin will peel right off. Then mash them using a stick blender or a food processor-hand mashing will somtimes produce lumps/strings so unless you like that, go for the stick blender/processor).2
Preheat oven to 400°F and have ready a pie shield and a large rimmed cookie sheet.3
Line a DEEP DISH glass pie plate with the pie pastry round, fluting the edges decoratively as desired.4
Combine in order the pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.5
Lightly beat eggs together with both milks, then add to the pumpkin mixture, stirring well to combine--it will be rather thin.6
Pour as much filling as you can into unbaked pie pastry and bake at 400°F for 50 minutes (or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out without any goo on it). If there is any extra filling use to fill a smaller mini pie plate or discard.7
NOTE: Set cookie sheet on the rack below the rack you are setting your pie plate on in order to catch any drips.8
If the pie edges start overbrowning, place a pie shield or a ring of foil over the edges--this will be needed or not depending on the type of pastry you use.9
Pie should be served chilled and should be stored in the refrigerator.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: jab_amb
On Oct 26, 2009
I just had my first bites of this pie. WOW! I decided to try and make my own pumpkin puree this season and was looking for a recipe to try it out on. This was it! I like custard type pumpkin pies and have only had them out and about, never with my family who use canned puree or even pre-seasoned canned which never seem to get that custard consistency. This did! I will be making this for Thanksgiving for sure! I did make this in one pie pan, but I have a weird pie plate at 9.5 inches regular depth. This was a very full pie, but not over the top or anything. I will be recommending this recipe to everyone! Oh, I did make one alteration, I didn't have any cloves on hand, not sure how that happened, so that was omitted. Thanks for a KEEEPER!
From: Kate J
On Oct 23, 2009
I started making and freezing my own pumpkin puree this year and then I looked for the perfect recipe. This was the first I tried and I won't search anymore. This is it! It's wonderful, creamy, and better than any pumpkin from a can recipe. I did end up making two shallow pies instead of one deep one and they were almost over-flowing with the custard. I left out the ginger (didn't have any) and the cloves (just a personal preference). The cinnamon and nutmeg were flavorful enough! My husband loves pumpkin pie, so I'll be making this again for the holidays, I'm sure.
From: SugarPlum336
On Dec 3, 2005
When my garden produced a very nice pumpkin this year, I decided to try making pie with an actual pumpkin. Luckily the pumpkin (Big Max) was a good pie pumpkin. This recipe was straight forward and easy and delicious! I do caution those who don't like custard, because this pie is certainly fluffy like custard. It turned out perfect though! I would also recommend that you strain your pumpkin puree overnight with cheese cloth. I couldn't believe how much liquid drained out. Thanks for the delicious recipe.
From: Bunniegirl
On Nov 27, 2006
very excellent taste! I used hokaido pumpkin and it turned out just perfect. Its just A LOT of filling. I had too much filling left over and I didn´t want to discard it, so I poured it into a ceramic baking dish and baked it along with the pie without a crust and that turned out well as well. Thanks for a wonderful recipe 
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