Aunt Dorts Pumpkin Pie Recipes

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:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine eggs, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl and mix until combined.
• Fit pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish; pour pumpkin mixture into the crust.
• Place pie on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is set, 35 to 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Prepare a 9 inch shell unbaked.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine eggs, cream, and pumpkin in a glass bowl.
• Blend at low speed until smooth and well mixed.
• Sift dry ingredients except the nutmeg with pumpkin mix.
• Blend again at high speed this time until smooth.
• Pour into the shell. Sprinkle with the nutmeg.
• Bake 30 minutes or until crust is browned and filling set. Let cook at room temp in the pan. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Steps:

• 1. Bake pie crust until slightly brown (5-10 minutes at 350 degrees).
• 2. Combine all ingredients except the nuts. Cook on stove top approximately 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly until thick.
• 3. Pour pumpkin filling into pie shell and put back in the oven for about 15 minutes.
• 4. You can add chopped nuts on top of pie while still soft.

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in the pumpkin and sugar mixture. Gradually add half and half with a whisk. Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated 400 degrees oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temp. to 350 degrees and bake 45-50 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool. Refrigerate left overs.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Brush crusts lightly with some of the egg. Bake 4 min. Meanwhile, mix remaining eggs with all remaining ingredients until well blended.
• Pour into crusts.
• Bake 15 min. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake 40 to 45 min. or until knife inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.