Bill's Recipes

Pumpkin Pie

Makes one 9 inch pie
1 frozen pie shell, or equivalent
1½ cups cooked pumpkin, or canned equivalent (15 oz can)
1½ cups evaporated milk (12 oz can)
⅓ cup brown sugar and ⅓ cup white sugar
   Subst: ¾ cup Spenda, ¼ cup molasses
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon + ½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
2-3 eggs
optional: 1 teaspoon vanilla or 2 tablespoons brandy

Low sugar alternative: ¼ cup brown sugar and ½ cup Splenda

Beat the eggs until mixed. Mix in the other ingredients, pour into shell. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon cinnamon on the top. Preheat oven to 450º. Bake for 15 minutes at 450º, reduce to 350º; and bake an additional 45 minutes. Test for done by inserting a toothpick into the pie. If toothpick comes out mostly dry and top of pie is brown, it's done.