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Real Pumpkin Recipe

All-American Pumpkin Pie Yields Rustic Flair

Ingredients

  • 1 small pie pumpkin
  • 1 cup milk or cream
  • 3 eggs
  • ¼ cup molasses 
  • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves 
  • Zest from one lemon

Directions

Cut the pumpkin into quarters, remove seeds, peel and cut into small chunks. Stew over low heat in a large stockpot with ¼ to ½ cup water until soft, or place in a crock pot with the same amount of water and cook on high setting for about 2 hours. When soft and rather mushy, drain in a sieve and press out excess water. Beat eggs, then mix thoroughly with milk, molasses and sugar. Add salt, spices and lemon zest, give the mixture a good stir and then add pumpkin. Mix again and then pour into a pie-crust lined plate. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50-60 minutes. Enjoy!

Actual recipe courtesy of cookbook author BeckyLDiamond.com.