Pumpkin Pie

Areeda’s southern cooking

by Areeda Schneider Stampley

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

A family favorite for Thanksgiving!

3 Tbsp butter 1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar, divided 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell 1 ¾ cups pure pumpkin (canned) 2 cups whole milk or cream ¼ cup granulated white sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 tsp salt ½ tsp ginger (preferably fresh) 2 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp allspice

Preheat over to 450 degrees. Combine butter, 1/3 cups brown sugar and walnuts. Sprinkle over unbaked pastry shell. Bake 10 minutes. Combine pumpkin, remaining 1 cup brown sugar and remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into partially baked shell. Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees and bake 45 more minutes.

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