my favorite pumpkin pie

Friends, it is the day before thanksgiving – and I’ve discovered a MAJOR travesty.  As hard as I search, here, on my blog, I cannot find the recipe for Grandma B’s pumpkin pie. All I find is this story about how I came to love my Grandma’s pumpkin pie, here .  I’m getting ready to do some excellent baking for the holiday, and I can’t believe that recipe is nowhere to be found!

I’m being totally serious when I say that you can not do Thanksgiving without this pie!  There is nothing better!  So, I looked it up in the family cookbook – and I’m adding Grandma’s pumpkin pie recipe to my collection of recipes here – just for you, and just in time!  whew!

My mom is with Grandma B right now –  I wish I could eat pie with them tomorrow, but alas, we are hundreds of miles apart!  Instead, I will happily share my favorite pumpkin pie with my family here in Tennessee with a grateful heart for all of my loved ones, near and far!

Grandma B’s Pumpkin Pie

ingredients
1 cup pure pumpkin
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp maple
pie crust of your choice.

instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.  Mix together pumpkin, spices, and sugar.  Add milk and eggs to pumpkin mixture and stir til combined.   Use a 9 inch pie plate.  Pour pie filling into unbaked pastry crust.  Bake for 50 minutes, or until pumpkin filling is set.

Friends, I promise you, you will not be disappointed if you make this pie for your thanksgiving spread. In fact, if I were a betting person, I would wager that it will become a staple for all of your celebrations in the years to come!

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!