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Marianna

Serves/Makes:1 9 inch pie

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz (420 grm). can 100% pure pumpkin
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). salt
• 1 tsp (5 ml). ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml). allspice
• 2 large eggs, plus 2 yolks
• 1 cup (225 ml) canned evaporated milk
• 1 14 oz (392 grm). can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 9 inch pie shell, baked

Preparation

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees (150 C.).
• In a saucepan, heat pumpkin, salt and spices to blend flavors, about 5 minutes.
• Add milks; cook until heated through.
• Pur e eggs and yolks in a blender.
• With blender running, add pumpkin filling a spoonful at a time at first, then faster as eggs heat up; blend to form a silky texture.
• Pour warm filling into prebaked pie shell.
• Bake until a thin-bladed knife inserted near center of pie comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Comments

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I submit this recipe because the requester wants a creamy pie. This pie is exceptionally creamy. Ginger and allspice can be omitted by the requester who wants only cinnamon.

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