Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients
1 recipe Pastry for Single-Crust Pie (see below)
1 15-ounce can pumpkin
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 slightly beaten eggs
1 5-ounce can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk
1/2 cup milk

Directions
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 50 minutes
Prepare and roll out Pastry for Single-Crust Pie
Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry
Trim to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate
Fold under extra pastry; crimp edge as desired

For filling:
combine pumpkin
sugar
cinnamon
ginger
and
nutmeg
Add eggs
Beat lightly with a rotary beater
Or
fork just until combined
Gradually stir in evaporated milk and milk
mix well
Place the pastry-lined pie plate on the oven rack
Carefully pour filling into pastry shell
Tip:
To prevent over-browning, cover edge of the pie with foil
Bake in a 375 º oven for 25 minutes
Remove foil if you utilized the tip from above!
Bake about 25 minutes more
or
until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean
Cool on a wire rack

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Sweet Potato Pie





Ingredients

2 15 oz cans of drained sweet potatoes
1/2 cup Light Mayonnaise
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 (9-inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust
you may substitute frozen pie crust*

Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F
With electric mixer
beat first 4 ingredients until smooth
Blend in evaporated milk
Pour into pie crust.
Bake 45 minutes
or
until knife inserted 3' from edge comes out clean
Cool on wire rack


*TO USE PREPARED FROZEN PIE CRUST
Do not thaw
Preheat oven and a non-insulated cookie sheet
Pour filling into frozen crust;
bake on cookie sheet

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