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    Traditional Creamy Pumpkin Pie

    November 23, 2009 by G. Stephen Jones 2 Comments

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    How To Make a Traditional Pumpkin Pie Recipe

    How To Make a Traditional Pumpkin Pie

    Pumpkin pie is basically a custard pie.  It contains dairy, and is thickened with eggs and sits in a wonderful, flaky pie crust like the one we just talked about a couple of days ago.  The pumpkin and spices evoke the aromas and flavors of fall, and more specifically, one of my favorite food holidays - Thanksgiving.

    But for those of you who have tried something new only to be met by sad faces at the table and have your family say, "It's not that it wasn't good, it's just that it's not what we usually have.  It's not what we look forward to on Thanksgiving."

    Avoid those sad faces around your holiday table and give the folks what they want, but make it the best pumpkin pie you can.  Dare to be traditional!

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    Traditional Creamy Pumpkin Pie

    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time1 hr
    Total Time1 hr 30 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 6 servings

    Ingredients

    • 1 pastry shell
    • 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 egg
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
    • ¼ teaspoon ginger
    • 16 ounce can pumpkin puree
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • Line a deep dish pie pan with pastry dough. Trim, crimp and par-bake.
    • In a large bowl, whisk the egg and yolk until light and uniform in color and texture.
    • Add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, sweetened condensed milk and pumpkin and whisk until smooth.
    • Cover the custard and let sit in the refrigerator for at least thirty minutes and up to four hours. This step ensures a creamy end product.
    • Strain the custard through a mesh strainer, just to remove any pumpkin fiber.
    • Pour the custard into the pie shell and bake in the center rack of the oven until the custard just barely jiggles in the center when you shake the pie pan, 45 minutes to an hour, depending on your oven. You might need to cover the pie crust during the last thirty minutes of baking to prevent over-browning.
    • Cool at room temperature for an hour and then refrigerate. Cover with plastic wrap once the pie has reached refrigerator temperature. This will reduce and hopefully prevent condensation from forming on the surface of your pie.
    • Remove from the refrigerator about half an hour before serving to take the chill off the pie. The flavor will be more pronounced if it is allowed to warm a bit before eating.
    • For an added note of fall, serve with whipped cream sweetened with a bit of maple syrup.

     

     

     

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    1. John Giffard

      November 24, 2009 at 8:39 pm

      We can't buy canned pumpkin in Australia can you tell me what variety of pumpkin is used? i maybe able to find a similar type regards from down under

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      • G. Stephen Jones

        November 12, 2016 at 10:47 am

        Hey John, I had no idea canned or tinned pumpkin isn't available in Australia. I did a little search and you may want to try a site called usafoods.com.au. They may have it. When I did a search, I found a post on how to make your own. Here is what they said,

        Basically the main difference between canned pumpkin puree and the stuff you make yourself is water content. There is less water in the canned stuff, and that makes it more concentrated and flavorful. All you have to do to get the same result, is after you bake your pumpkin and puree it, put the puree in a strainer lined with cheesecloth and let it drain off a bit. Then go ahead and use it as if it were canned pumpkin and you're good to go! Hope this helps....
        Cheers....Annie

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