Dixie's Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Dixie's Fresh Pumpkin Pie
Dixie's Fresh Pumpkin Pie requires roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 209 calories, 5g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of brown sugar, sugar pumpkin, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is perfect for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

1
Cut pumpkin into halves and remove seeds.
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Cut seeded pumpkin into 3-inch chunks.
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pumpkin in boiling water until tender, about 20 minutes; drain. Set pumpkin aside to cool until the skin hardens and the flesh is cool enough to handle.
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4
Scrape pumpkin flesh from skin into a large bowl; transfer to a food processor and blend until smooth. Put pureed pumpkin into a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl and set aside to drain.
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5
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
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Press pie crusts into pie pans. Trim dough to overlap edges of pans by about 1/4 inch.
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Dip a fork into the egg white first and then into the sugar.
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Put the tines onto the rim of your pie crust and press down, leaving little ridges that will brown when they are cooked.
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9
Bake pie crust in preheated oven until slightly set, about 5 minutes.
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10
Place pie pans onto a cookie sheet.
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Beat drained pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl; pour into the prepared crusts. Fold strips of aluminum foil around the edges of the crusts.
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12
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Continue baking pie until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Allow to cool 30 minutes before serving.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 25 m.
Servings20
Health Score7
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