Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup crisco cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 16 ounces solid pack pumpkin
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 make pie crust by blending 2 cups flour, 1 cup milk, ¼ cup crisco oil, 1 tsp salt together and then chill for 1 hour. roll into desired thickness. makes 1 pie crust.
• 2 to make pie filling:.
• 3 beat eggs slightly.
• 4 add pumpkin.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 add sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
• 7 slowly add milk.
• 8 mix thoroughly.
• 9 pour into pie shell.
• 10 cover pie crust edges with tin foil (to prevent over browning).
• 11 bake in preheated 425 degree f oven for 15 minutes.
• 12 reduce heat to 350 degrees f and continue to cook for 45 minutes.
• 13 remove foil from crust during last 5 minutes.
• 14 pie is done when knife inserted into center of pie comes out clean.
• 15 cool.
• 16 garnish with cool whip as desired.