Grandmother's Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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Grandmother's Pumpkin Pie
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
1038
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 pumpkin (dull in color)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tbsp cinnamon ( may use more or less depending on taste)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup crisco

Directions:

  1. Filling: Use a pie pumpkin, not the jack-o-lantern type. These are smaller and less stringy. You will need to peel and cut the pumpkin into small pieces. I was a novice at this, so I'll share the best way I've found to keep from losing some limbs while peeling for those who have never worked with a whole pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove the stem area as well as all the stringy inside and seeds. (Don't throw the seeds away- toast them for another tasty treat!) Take the two halves and place them face down on a baking sheet or 9x13 pan. Cover with tin foil and bake at 300 degrees until the pumpkin is soft enough to be pierced easily with a fork. At this point it will be easy to scoop out the inside and throw away the skin. You may want to go over it really good with a potato masher or zip it in the food processor for a moment to make it more of a puree before the next step.
  2. After peeling the pumpkin, combine with 1 stick butter, 2 cups sugar, and 1/2 cup water into a large sauce pot. Cook until all the water is cooked out of the pumpkin mixture. (If you don't cook most of the water out, the pumpkin will be too runny and make the pies soggy.).
  3. Crust: Make the crust the same way you make biscuit dough, but knead the dough a little longer to make it tougher. Roll into thin crust, place in pie pan. Dont worry at this point if the crust is too big for the pan, you'll trim it later.
  4. To assemble the pie: Spread a thin layer of filling onto the crust and trim the crust to just above the filling. Sprinkle with lots of cinnamon and remaining sugar (I also use Pumpkin Pie Spice) and dot with pats of butter or margarine. (My grandmother says the more pats and sprinkles, the better- and she allocated 1 cup of sugar for sprinkling and a whole stick of butter pats for 3 pies, but I didn't use quite that much.).
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees until crust is golden brown- time may vary from that posted but it wouldn't let me leave it blank.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1038.21 Kcal (4347 kJ)
Calories from fat 436.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.49g 75%
Cholesterol 128.75mg 43%
Sodium 819.45mg 34%
Potassium 299.42mg 6%
Total Carbs 146.08g 49%
Sugars 92.25g 369%
Dietary Fiber 5.27g 21%
Protein 9.18g 18%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 3.9mg 22%
Calcium 363.9mg 36%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.94 Kcal (1298 kJ)
Calories from fat 130.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.48g 75%
Cholesterol 38.44mg 43%
Sodium 244.63mg 34%
Potassium 89.39mg 6%
Total Carbs 43.61g 49%
Sugars 27.54g 369%
Dietary Fiber 1.57g 21%
Protein 2.74g 18%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 19%
Iron 1.2mg 22%
Calcium 108.6mg 36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 24
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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