13 Colonies Molasses Pumpkin Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Set aside. , In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Beat in pumpkin and molasses; gradually add milk. Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil. , Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove foil. Reduce heat 350°; bake 28-32 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Chill until ready to serve. Serve with whipped topping. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees and place rack in center of oven. Separate eggs and set aside.
• Using a mixer, blender or large bowl, blend pumpkin, the 2 cups of the sugars, 1 teaspoon salt, molasses, bourbon or rum (if using), cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, egg yolks, cream and milk until smooth. Add more milk, a tablespoon at a time, if the mixture is stiff: it should be a soft purée.
• In a clean bowl, whip egg whites until foaming. Whip in a pinch of salt, then gradually whip in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until shiny white peaks form. Beat 1/4 of the whites thoroughly into pumpkin mixture; gently fold in the rest.
• Immediately ladle filling into the shells, filling to just below the rim of the pan. Place in oven and bake just until rim of crust begins to turn gold, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 and bake another 25 to 30 minutes, until a tester inserted into the filling 2 inches from the rim comes out clean. (The center should still be a bit wet; it will cook more as it cools.) If the rim of the crust starts to get too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.
• Immediately turn oven off, leave door ajar (stick in a wooden spoon to hold it open if necessary) and let sit 20 to 30 minutes more as the oven cools; this will prevent the filling from turning watery. Serve warm, or let cool, wrap tightly and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Let pie come to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Stir together well all of the pie filling ingredients. Divide the batter into two pie shells. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake 35 to 40 minutes longer, (or until center of pie filling is firmed up enough to allow the tip of a knife to be dipped into the center of the filling and come out "clean").

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Mix together pumpkin, milk, and eggs.
• Stir in sugar, spices and salt, beating until blended.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven 50-55 minutes, or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• Watch the crust, if it starts to get too dark, wrap foil around the edges to prevent burning.
• Cool completely.
• Garnish with whipped cream just before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Prick the bottom and sides of the pie crust with a fork and cook on lower shlef in oven until pale golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the pumpkin puree, sugars, and eggs until smooth.
• Whisk in milk, molasses, spices, vanilla, and salt.
• Pour mixture into the pre-baked pie crust and bake at 325 degrees F until the center is set, about 55 minutes.
• Let cool completely before serving.