Pumpkin Pie

“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.” - Jon Stewart

As I said in my last post, this year my Thanksgiving focus was pie and the pumpkin pie was a HUGE hit. I also made some miniature pecan pies which I might share with you if you're really good.

Pie is pretty special to me. I can't get enough of the stuff. The Hubbard Avenue Diner in Middleton, Wi makes the best pie I will ever encounter. It was the first restaurant I ate at when I moved there. My friend and I stopped there every weekend for our first year in Wisconsin for some pie (and possibly brunch or dinner). Every time a family member came to visit, they were wisked away to Hubbard. Eventually, we started to drop by for some to-go pie that we’d take to the movies with us. Yes, we were those people, but don’t judge us until you’ve tried smuggling 4 slices of pie into a movie theatre to enjoy a zombie flick.

Pumpkin Pie

adapted from SallysBakingAddiction

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (15oz can) pumpkin puree

• 3 large eggs

• 1 and 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar

• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/4 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg

• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1/4 cup milk (I used almond)

• 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon milk, for brushing crust

• Pie Crust

Directions:

1. Whisk the pumpkin, eggs, and sugar together until combined.

2. Add the cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, cream, and milk. (I got bored of measuring and eyeballed the spices)

3. Whisk until everything is combined.

4. Refrigerate filling and preheat oven to 375 degrees

5. Roll out pie crust and transfer into greased pie pan

6. If you're planning on making decorative crust cutouts, cut and pre-bake them for 10 minutes at 350 degrees)

7. Pour filling into crust and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. (after 20 minutes cover crust edges with foil to prevent burning or over-browning)

8. Allow to cool then top with whipped cream.

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