The very best pumpkin pie ever

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 larges Eggs
1 cup Sugar
pinch Salt
1 Stick Butter -- melted
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Ground Allspice
2½ cup Pumpkin, Cooked, Mashed
Fresh Or Canned
1 9 Inch Single-Crust Pie
Shell

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Beat eggs well. Add ¾ cup of the sugar, salt and half the melted butter to the eggs; add spices and blend. Then add mashed pumpkin and mix thoroughly. Turn into pie shell and pat pumpkin mixture even with edges of pastry. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup of sugar over top of pie and dribble remaining melted butter over sugar. Bake for about 45 mins. The top of this pie is lightly browned and crunchy. Even if people don't like pumpkin pie, they will probably enjoy this one.

Yield: 8 servings.

Recipe By : Spoonbread & Strawberry Wine - ISBN 0-385-47270-6 From: Dan Klepach Date: 05-18-95 (159) Fido: Cooking

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