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pumpkin pie

Homemade Pumpkin Pie

My Windowsill
Pumpkin pie recipes are a dime a dozen. This recipe, handed down from my friend's grandmother, is a favorite of mine.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 3 pies

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cups milk scalded
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups pumpkin
  • 5 eggs separated
  • 3 pie shells unbaked
  • 7 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Scald the milk and add butter [You can just warm the milk until the butter is melted]
  • Separate the eggs. Beat egg whites until stiff, then set aside; keep refrigerated
  • Combine flour, brown and white sugar, evaporated milk, spices, vanilla, egg yolks and pumpkin
  • Add milk and butter to the flour mixture
  • Fold in the egg whites
  • Pour into 3 pie shells
  • Place on a cookie tray and bake at 350 approximately 1 hour.
  • Rotate the pies from lower to higher shelf half-way through baking.
  • Bake until lightly brown on the top.
  • The pie will jiggle when you remove it from the oven, but it will set in time.