Dessert Recipes > Pumpkin Pie

How to make pumpkin pie:
A favorite American recipe.



Ingredients

2 cups of steamed pumpkin flesh
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 pint scalded milk
1 uncooked pastry case
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Rub the pumpkin flesh through a sieve and add the sugar to it.
- Add the spices, hot milk and the well beaten eggs.
- Allow to cool.
- Pour into the uncooked pastry case and bake in a moderate oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
- Serve with clotted cream.

See also:
Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Pumpkin Sultana Cake Recipe
Treacle Toffee Recipe
Treacle Toffee Recipe (2)


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