Pumpkin Pie I

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This is a very rich and creamy pumpkin pie. Besides the pumpkin puree, it has sweetened condensed milk and half-and-half stirred into the filling, along with eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Then it 's poured into a crust and popped into a hot oven to bake and set. Cool and serve with whipped cream.

Ingredients

3 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup half-and-half
1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Directions

1 Brown the pie crusts ahead of time, and cool.
2 Mix together eggs, sugar, spices, sweetened condensed milk, half and half, and pumpkin; mix until lumps are gone. Do not overbeat.
3 Bake pies at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Let cool, and serve. Store leftovers in refrigerator.