Pumpkin Pie

Name: Pumpkin Pie
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) melted butter; 473 milliliters canned pumpkin, mashed; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground ginger, optional; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 1 pre-made pie dough; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 8 servings Whipped cream, for topping

Pumpkin Pie is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 426 calories, 5g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of whipped cream, vanillan extract, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a (9-inch) pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern.

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Pie Dough

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Pie Form

Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1 hour to firm up. Fit a piece of aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans (about 2 pounds) and place it in the oven.

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Dried Beans

Pie Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake for 10 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is dried out and beginning to color.

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Crust

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer.

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Cream Cheese

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Hand Mixer

Add the pumpkin and beat until combined.

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Pumpkin

Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined.

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Sugar

Salt

Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, if using, and beat until incorporated.

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Cinnamon