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Pumpkin pies galore

06:15 PM, Thursday, November 22, 2007 .. Posted in Kitchen .. 2 comments .. Link

Here is what I have been doing for the last two days:

I made 10 pumpkin pies. Yes, 10! Every now and then a kid would wander in the kitchen and ask if they could help. I would then put them to work opening cans of pumpkin or stiring. Then they would get bored and wander out.

I didn't use real pumpkins - I used canned pumpkin, along with sweetened condensed milk, eggs, nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon. And I must admit that I used ready-made crusts. I have not yet mastered the art of making pie crusts - actually, I haven't even tried yet! My goal next year is to make the pies and the crusts from scratch.

Here's the breakdown on the reason I made so many pies: One pie went to my brother Jonathan and his family, one to my brother Timothy and his family, one to my MIL as my contribution to the dinner she hosted last night, two to the elderly neighbors next door so they have something to offer all their kids and grandkids as they stop by on Thanksgiving, and two to take to our friends' house when we cook and eat with them on Saturday. My family already ate one and will likely eat another, which leaves me with one extra to give to whoever we drop in on or to offer whoever drops by our house.

Mmmm, I made myself hungry. I think I'll go have myself a slice of pie!

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yummy!

06:51 PM, Thursday, November 22, 2007 .. Posted by blessedmomof10
Yummy! I love pumpkin pie -- it's my all time favorite.

This year I made my crusts from scratch....... YEAH!! They turned out so much better than from the frozen food section or pillsbury!

I did notice that mine turned out better when I used shortening vs. butter...... not sure why.

In any case, hope you had a good Thanksgiving!

Blessings,
gloria

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09:17 PM, Thursday, November 22, 2007 .. Posted by southernbelle
Your pies seem to be the same recipe I use. I only made 2 though! Hey, once I disovered how easy and good the refrigerated roll out crusts are I quit beating myself up over not making crusts from scratch! Hope you had a great day!