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Need help with pumpkin pie!!

Discussion in 'Egg, Chicken, & Other Favorite Recipes' started by chicks4kids, Oct 25, 2009.

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  1. Oct 25, 2009 #1
    chicks4kids

    chicks4kids Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Here is the recipe for a "from scratch" pie I am using...

    1. Bake a mini-basketball size pumpkin in oven until done. -OK, did that

    2. Then add 1 can of evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed), 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp ground cloves and little grating of nutmeg. Mix well. If you don’t have all of those spices on hand you can substitute with 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice.- OK, did that.

    My problem is that it appears WAY TOO RUNNY! I grabbed a can of manufactured pumpkin in a can and read its ingredients and it uses condensed milk...[​IMG]

    So, how can I thicken it up?? Should I use a little flour, corn starch? It's really runny and not at all like the consistency of a pie (pre-cooked) from pumpkin in a can. Help!??! It smells soooo yummy-- I hate to have it wasted!! And I can't imagine how it's possibly going to cook to a pumpkin pie consistency... [​IMG]
     
  3. Oct 25, 2009 #2
    chickenvirgin

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    Make sure that when you use fresh pumpkin and not canned that you put the recipe through a blender or food processor to make it nice and smooth and it will thicken up in the oven, it cooks like a custard. It will be done when you can put a knife in and it comes out clean.[​IMG]
     
  5. Oct 25, 2009 #3
    ranchhand

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  7. Oct 25, 2009 #4
    chicks4kids

    chicks4kids Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Quote:Her pie recipe is the recipe I am using!! LOL! I made my pie crust, blended the ingredients per chickenvirgin and I now have 24 minutes left in the oven, and it's thickening up quite well, looks real good, and smells wonderful!! I can't wait!!

    Thanks so much!!!
     

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