Pumpkin Birthday Pie

 My son turned 13 on Saturday.  

How does my little one go from this little bundle of joy,

To this handsome polite young man?

He requested pumpkin pie rather than a birthday cake.  Who am I refuse those big blue eyes and freckles?

Pumpkin Pie
Yield: 8 servings

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 t. ground ginger
• 1/2 t. ground allspice
• 1/2 t. ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 (10-inch) unbaked pie crust

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Combine the sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cloves, pumpkin puree, evaporated milk and eggs; blending until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared unbaked pie shell.
3. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue to bake for about another 40 minutes or until pie is firm.

Adapted from Allrecipes.com

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Servings: 1 slice

Calories:  348

Total Fat:  12.7 g

Cholesterol:  62 mg.

Sodium:  392 mg.

Protein:  6.8 g.

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