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Sara's Pumpkin Pie



"My mom makes THE VERY BEST PUMPKIN PIE. Here is her recipe. Enjoy with sweetened fresh whipped cream. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com."
Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 inch pie.
Servings:
8

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. Combine the sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cloves, pumpkin puree, evaporated milk and eggs; blending until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared unbaked pie shell.
  3. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue to bake for about another 40 minutes or until pie is firm.