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Ingredients

1 medium sugar pumpkin 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups evaporated milk 4 eggs, beaten 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts

Nutrition Info

216.2 calories carbohydrate: 20.1 g cholesterol: 60.2 mg fat: 12.4 g fiber: 2 g protein: 6.9 g saturatedFat: 4.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 565.2 mg sugar: 5.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Cut out top of pumpkin and clean out all seeds and strings from inside. Slice pumpkin vertically into 3 inch wide strips. Place strips onto a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour. Once done, scrape the pumpkin from the skins, then beat with a mixer or puree in a food processor until smooth.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Mix the nutmeg, ginger, salt, evaporated milk and eggs with the pumpkin puree. Pour mixture into two 9 inch pie crusts.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool and refrigerate.

2 - 9 inch pies

Here is a fun recipe for those brave enough to make this wonderful pie from a pumpkin.