Real Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 medium sugar pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups evaporated milk
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 3 hrs 30 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• cut out top of pumpkin and clean out all seeds and strings from inside. slice pumpkin vertically into 3 inch wide strips. place strips onto a baking sheet.
• bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour. once done, scrape the pumpkin from the skins, then beat with a mixer or puree in a food processor until smooth.
• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• mix the nutmeg, ginger, salt, evaporated milk and eggs with the pumpkin puree. pour mixture into two 9 inch pie crusts.
• bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and bake for an additional 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. cool and refrigerate.