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Pumpkin Pie
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Pastry for 8 or 9- inch Pie

What you need:

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3-4 tablespoons cold water- I add ice cubes to the water I use

What you do:

1. In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Add butter in small pieces and using a pastry blender or fork cut butter into flour mixture until its particles look like small peas.
2. Sprinkle flour mixture with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, while tossing and mixing lightly with a fork. Add water until dough is just moist enough to hold together. ( too much water causes dough to be sticky and tough; too little water causes edges to crack and pastry to tear easily while rolling.)
3. Form dough into ball; place on well-floured pastry cloth or surface. Flatten ball slightly; smooth edges. With lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough to a circle 1 inch larger than inverted (upside down) 8 or 9 inch pie pan.
4. Fold pastry into quarters; place in pan and unfold, easing into pan. Press in place. Fold edge of pastry under, even with rim and flute. Pour in filling and bake as directed in recipe.

Pumpkin Pie Filling:

What you need:

• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon cloves
• 1 1/2 cups canned or cooked pumpkin
• 1 cup evaporated milk or light cream

What you do:

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. prepare pastry. In a large bowl, beat eggs slightly. add remaining ingredients; blend well. Pour into pastry- lined pan.
2. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking 8- inch pie for 35 minutes and 9-inch pie for 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. Serve plain or with whipped cream (my favorite ! ).

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