How to Make a Pumpkin Pie From Scratch (outta The Shell)

Making a pumpkin pie like grandma used to before the canned variety became her pantry friend.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 10in. pie pan
• Crust (ready or homemade)
• Medium (ripe) pumpkin
• Spices, sugar, canned milk
• eggs

1. Pick a pumpkin that is approximately Two pounds, or twenty inches in diameter, with bright orange coloring and tough skin. Nothing smooshy or green.

2. Preheat the oven to 325* degrees farenheight. Keeping the oven rack about a third of the way up. Next, slice the top off as though you were going to carve it. Scrape out the seeds, saving them for next years crop! Place in the middle of a greased baking dish and onto the rack.

3. Bake for approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Testing with a fork for done ness. Skin will pierce easily when poked with a fork. Do not over cook as this hampers your ability to remove the pulp from the skin.

4. Remove from oven, let cool. Scrape the insides and top of the pumpkin, leaving skin to feed to the chickens. Place pulp in large mixing bowl with 1 can of condensed milk, 1c. sugar (wh), 1/2 tsp. each of the following: nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice. 3lg. eggs. Mix all ingredients. Pour into large sauce pan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly.

5. When the mixture begins to caramelize, remove from heat. Using your choice of crust recipes or pre-made. Pour pumpkin mix into dough (rolled) in pie pan. Raise rack to the center position in oven.
   Bake additional 45-50 minutes at 325* F. Use butter knife to slip into pie center when close to done. If it removes clean, the pie is done.

Tips & Warnings

• Prevent scotching with use of tinfoil placed around the edges of crust
• Also, can moisten edges with water to keep from scorching
• Be aware of possible scorched crust.

[KRLawrence]

on 1/15/2009 Hey... this has to taste better. Thanks

[pintowriter]

on 11/15/2008 Bon Appetite!
If your pumkins are very large be sure to cut the stem off as they will burn thus releasing a terrible odor into your homes atmoshpere. Eeeewww!

[Wasatch]

on 11/15/2008 I have a couple pumpkins still uncarved from Halloween. I will give this a try. Thanks

[listenhere101]

on 11/13/2008 Great recipe. Thanksgiving is around the corner. This year has gone by fast, even last year. I think there is a change in the earths core. lol :)

[pintowriter]

on 11/12/2008 Yes, it does! Thank-you.
This is a recipe that I made up when I was a teen. Better taste than any pumpkin in a can or a box. Let me know what you think after you have a bite.