We are not allowed to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas in this house without making this pie. This recipe comes from my husband's side of the family and this year he even made it himself!I have to admit, the first time I saw this recipe I was pretty skeptical. What kind of pumpkin pie isn't loaded with spices? Dubious, I followed the instructions, but to my surprise I ended up with a pie full of sweet, clean flavors. The cinnamon sprinkle on top is all the spice this pie needs!
Ingredients
1 c pumpkin
1 heaping tsp flour
2 T brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 pinch salt
1 pint evaporated milk
1/2 c sugar
dash cinnamon
Mix pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, egg, and salt. Beat well, add milk. Beat again. Pour into unbaked pie shell and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Cook at 450 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for an additional 30-40 minutes.
If you're feeling naughty, you can use a full cup of sugar and sweet milk instead of evaporated milk.
Edit 11/25: So today I was making the famous family Pumpkin Pie recipe and realized we were about a quart short of evaporated milk. Luckily, it turns out that you can substitute dried milk that has been inadequately hydrated for evaporated milk, as all the latter is is milk that has a lower water content than usual.
We'll see how it turns out...
Edit 11/25: So today I was making the famous family Pumpkin Pie recipe and realized we were about a quart short of evaporated milk. Luckily, it turns out that you can substitute dried milk that has been inadequately hydrated for evaporated milk, as all the latter is is milk that has a lower water content than usual.
We'll see how it turns out...
This recipe even made it into the paper! That's my husband there, wasn't he an adorable toddler?
my favorite pie of all times is definitely pumpkin!! I should try this at home. The pumpkin pies down here are just....nasty! Because they're storebought. No one (at least in my family) ever goes out of their way to make pumpkin pie from scratch...they make everything else (cheesecake, flan, including vanilla, cheese, AND pumpkin), but not pumpkin pie. I should try to educate my people about the delicacy that pumpkin pie is.
ReplyDeleteI must try this rscipe. Thank you!