Fall also means Pumpkin Pie!! One of my favs!! When I say pumpkin pie I don't mean the stuff that comes from a can either.....not in this house! I had a pie pumpkin come up from seed this year! Wahoo!!
Nothing quite like the smell of pumpkin cooking in your house!
If you happen to have a pie pumpking here is what you to do get all the yummy stuff out of the middle to make an incredible pie....
**Preheat oven to 350 - cut pumpkin in half & remove stem & seeds - place skin side up on a cookie sheet - add about an inch of water to pan - cover with foil - bake for 45 minutes or until a fork pierces skin easily - allow to cool - scrape pumpkin out of shell - using an immersion blender (this works the best) - puree pumpkin - use fresh or freeze **I freeze in 2 cup incriments seeing this is how much my recipe calls for**
Now onto the pie!
Pumpkin Pie Filling
1 (14oz) Condensed Milk
2 large eggs
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Salt
2 C fresh pumpkin puree
** Preheat oven to 425 - whisk pumpkin, condensed milk, eggs, spices & salt until smooth. Pour into unbaked crust (recipe to follow) - - bake 15 minutes - - reduce temp to 350 - - (this is when I put on the foil protection onto the crust to prevent burning) - - bake 35 to 40 minutes longer or until knife comes out clean
I know I did this backwards but now onto the crust!
Homemade Pie Crust
2 C unbleached flour - sifted
1 tsp salt
2/3 C butter shortening
5-7 Tbsp ice water
Sift flour into a mixing bowl with shortening - using a pastry cutter, cut shortening into flour - add salt & water ( I always start at 5 Tbsp ) - mix dough until formed - roll out on floured surface with floured rolling pin * when done transfer to 9" pie plate - gently pushing crust into pie plate - trim crust off as necessary - tuck ends of crust down & crimp
Here is the end result.....
Sorry for the indent in the middle :) I had to make sure it was done:)Yummo!!
