One of my favorite pie's is pumpkin whether it's for Thanksgiving or Christmas ( I'll take one for both ) and having to avoid gluten and dairy, I have to say I hadn't been as eager to make it as much as I once did... Until I learned to "adjust" my ingredient and realizing it was just as good as I remember. The more you exchange ingredients the more your palate becomes accustom to the taste. A lot of times the difference is so subtle that you don't even notice. Below is my mothers Pumpkin Pie recipe I grew up making every year. I only made a few minor "adjustments" with the ingredients and I was a little too happy with the results, as you can see from the last couple of pieces left in the pie pan.
Mom's Pumpkin Pie ( original recipe)
1 1/2 cup pumpkin
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
11/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
3 beaten eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 - 6oz can ( 2/3 cup) evaporated milk
1- 9 in pie shell
Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, spices. Blend in eggs, milk, and evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell. Bake 400 degrees for 50 minutes or until knife is clean.
* my "adjustments"
~ 1/2 cup of organic coconut sugar ( which makes it a bit darker in color)
~ no nutmeg
~ 2 cups of organic coconut milk in a can ( used a little less because when exchanging non dairy milk for regular milk, it sets up better is you use a little less
~ And a store bought pie crust... because there is nothing wrong with making life easier!
This is the store bought crust I purchased at Earthfare. When we took our first bites - almost right out of the oven the crust seemed a bit tough. But the next day it actually softened with the moisture from the filling.
The pie looked beautiful going in the oven and it tasted SO good when it came out ~ as you can see from what is left! I have another pumpkin recipe that I altered over on my website http://wholefood-living.com/recipe.html check it out. Can you tell I LOVE everything pumpkin!
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