I’m Lucky Elsie and I want to share my holiday favorites with you and my first will be my Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.
Ingredients for Pie Crust
3/4 Cup sifted flour
1/2 Tsp salt
1/3 Cup vegetable shortening
2-3 Tbls ice water
Mix flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening until mix looks like large peas. Mix in the water until the mixture holds together. Dough should not be wet or slippery though. Roll the dough out to fit an 8-inch pie pan.
Ingredients for Filling
1 1/2 Cups cook, strained pumpkin
1 Cup milk
3/4 Cup sugar
1/4 Tsp salt
1/2 Tsp nutmeg
1/2 Tsp ginger
1 1/2 Tsp cinnamon
2 Eggs slightly beaten
1 Tb melted butter
Place pumpkin in bowl and gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Add the ingredients in the order above. Beat with a mixer until smooth and pour into the pie crust. Bake at 400 degree F until a kitchen knife inserted into the pie draws out clean. The baking should take between 35-45 minutes.
Sounds like Elsie knows her pumpkins. Can’t wait to try it.