Pumpkin Pie

This recipe, courtesy of Our Heritage of Health, is a recreation of an old 19th-century pumpkin pie recipe! Let's dive right in!

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup pumpkin puree

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 1/4 tsp nutmeg

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp ginger

• 1/2 Tbs. butter

• 2 cups milk (I used whole milk)

• Pie pastry for a single crust 9 inch pie

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

2. Prepare your favorite pie crust recipe and set the dough aside in a cool place while you prepare the filling.

3. Put the milk into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Then add the butter and let it melt into the hot milk. Once the butter has melted, set aside the pan to cool.

4. Put the pumpkin in a large mixing bowl and add the spices and salt to the pumpkin. Stir well, then add the sugar and stir again.

5. Add half of the milk to the bowl and stir the mixture. Then add the other half of the milk and stir again.

6. In another small bowl, beat the eggs for a minute or two and then add them to the bowl and stir well to combine.

7. Line a 9 inch pie plate with your favorite pie pastry and pour the pumpkin mixture into the pie plate.

8. Bake at 375 degrees for about 55 minutes or until the pie has a slight wobble when you shake it. You can also insert a knife into the pie to see if it comes out clean. Doing this will probably leave a visible line in the pie, but you can cover that up with some decorative pie crust leaves made from scraps of pie dough if you like.