Pumpkin Pie is really an easy pie to make. There's no tempering of the eggs to worry about. Basically you just mix the ingredients together, pour into the shell and bake. I think the filling of a pie is as unique as the person making it. For instance, I love flavors. I'm a big spice person so I like to go a little heavy with my spices. When I was growing up my mom used to tell me to add "heaping" teaspoons of spice... that means the teaspoon looked like it had a small mountain of spice in it :) That little teaspoon was literally was holding all it possibly could. But a good friend of mine prefers to go light on her spices and add some orange zest to her pies. Feel free to experiment with your fillings. The important thing is having a good base recipe for your pies and then you can play around with the amount of spices and flavors you add.
Here's my good base recipe (makes 2 pies):
A large can of Libby's Pumpkin (29oz)
2 cans evaporated milk
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
Add spices to taste.... here's where I can't divulge what spices I use in my own pies :)
But I gave you an excellent base to begin with. Your pie will be rich and creamy. Follow my cooking instructions on the pie crust post and you're sure to have an award winning pie!
Have fun baking!
1 comment:
Yummy - I can't wait to start baking pumpkin pies this year. :-) Love that you're going to be sharing some baking tips here.
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