Kathie Oh's Recipe

Blue Ribbon Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Category: desserts

Shell
3 cups flour
1 cup butter flavor shortening
3 tablespoons butter flavor shortening
5-8 tablespoons full of ice cold water
FILLING
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 eggs

1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin


2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk
Makes 2 Pies
Directions
1Dough:.
2Mix flour, salt and shortening until crumbly and add water by tablespoon until dough is easy to handle. Recipe provides a generous amount of dough to make rolling out easier.
3Divide dough in half and roll out each portion to line an 8 inch pie pan. Lay the crust in the pie pans, trim the edges and fold them under.
4Filling:.
5Combine the sugar, salt and cinnamon and add the eggs, mixing well. Stir in the pumpkin and milk and mix well.
6Pour half the filling into each pie shell and bake 15 minutes at 425F Then reduce the heat to 350F and bake 40 to 45 minutes longer.