Monday, May 22, 2017

PARADISE PUMPKIN PIE

This recipe is from a 1975 edition of "The Workbasket" magazine. This magazine is no longer on the market but used to be a favorite of homemakers everywhere, especially in the rural areas.


1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cups canned or cooked pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
dash of salt
1 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell with high edges

Combined softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla; mixing until well blended. Add 1 egg; mix well. Cover bottom of pastry shell with mixture. Combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Carefully pour over cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes or until done. Cool. Brush with maple syrup; decorate with nuts, if desired.


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