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Pumpkin Pie

This classic North American dessert was sent in by Gramma Julie.

Over the years, she's developed short cuts that make this pumpkin pie as easy as possible.

	Ingredients
	1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin (I usually cook a pumpkin and puree it in food processor, storing any spare in the freezer) 1 cup brown sugar 2 beaten eggs 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp each of ginger, ground cloves and nutmeg 1 1/2 cups cream 1 8 inch pre-prepared pastry case or 250g shortcrust pastry lining an 8 inch pie tin

Method

Cook the pumpkin
- Cut the pumpkin into quarters
- Remove the seeds
- Cut the flesh from the skin
- Cut the flesh into chunks
- Steam (or boil in a little water in a covered pan) for about 10 minutes until soft
- Allow to cool slightly

Mash the pumpkin and mix together pumpkin, sugar, eggs, salt and spices.
Gradually stir in milk or cream.
Pour into prepared pie shell.
Bake in preheated 210 C oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 190 C and continue baking for about 40 minutes.

Serve warm or cold with cream...

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

1 1/2 hours

Notes & Variations

If you don't have any pumpkins, you can also make this recipe with butternut squash or gem squash.

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Ratings & Reviews

Rating	Comments
7/10	Add some honey in place of some of the sugar. When cooked pie freezes well in portions. Serve with thick cream or ice cream.
10/10	it is so very tast y and freezes well, if they last long enough to reach the freezer. i am preparing for a good supply to make more and more...... it is such a versatile fruit, vegetable. I enjoy it in so many ways, but this dish beats every thing that I have tried. thank you very much for sharing it with us. Wenna
10/10	IT'S A GREAT SITE I LOVE RECIPES, PUMPKIN IS MY FAVORITE. THANKS FOR THIS SITE.
9/10	Thank you so much...I au-paired for Americans and they served this for Thanksgiving. I have been searching fo rthe recipe ever since. I made it with ease and it brought back some wonderful memories

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