Pumpkin Pie

Submitted by AmyZoe

"This recipe is very similar to the Libby's recipe and very good. Recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker's Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 pumpkin pie
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• pastry dough, for 9 inch one-crust pie
• 2 eggs
• 16 ounces pumpkin puree or 2 cups cooked pumpkin
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 2⁄3 cups evaporated milk

directions

1. Heat oven to 425.
2. Prepare pastry.
3. Beat eggs slightly with hand beater.
4. Beat in remaining ingredients.
5. Place pastry-lined pie plate on oven rack and pour in filling.
6. Bake 15 minutes.
7. Reduce oven temperature to 350.
8. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean (8" pie 35 minutes longer, 9" pie 45 minutes longer).
9. Cool and serve with whipped cream.