We live in an area where a lot of pumpkins are grown. Most are grown for the Libby's brand. Meaning they are not the decorative type, but the really good for pies type.
I was able to get my hands on this one a month ago. The consignment store in town had a few of these Libby pumpkins out in front of their building with a free sign. I don't know the story of how they got there. I like to fancy that they fell off the truck. Honestly, that is because I have a very poor imagination and can't come up with a more creative story.
Last week I cut the pumpkin up and processed it. I cooked it until soft and scooped out the pulp. Then I blended the pulp in a food processors until it was smooth. I froze most of the pumpkin puree to use later. With some of it I made a large pumpkin pie. And, I roasted the seeds for a snack.
I am so embarrassed to show this picture because of the aluminum pie pan. Not only is it ugly but someone might think that I used a store bought crust- oh, the shame!
I didn't! I didn't! The crust is homemade and the pie pan is salvaged. I wanted to use this pie pan because it is so big. You can't tell by this picture, but this is a 11.5" pie pan. I multiplied the recipe by a small percentage to fill this pan.
And to bring this post full circle: I used the Libby's pumpkin pie recipe. It is our family's favorite.
4 comments:
Pumpkin pie is so good! Your pie looks delicious! I had to laugh about you defending your use of the store bought pie pan. :D My first thought when I looked at the picture was that it was a store bought pie crust... because it looks so nice. :)) You did a great job! Would you mind sharing your crust recipe sometime?
Thank you for stopping by and sharing a comment! And I appreciate your compliment on my pie crust. My recipe is 1/2 butter and 1/2 oil to save a little money on the butter. I'll have to practice some more and get a solid recipe in order to share it in a post. Thank you for the suggestion.
I'd certainly like the recipe - it looks much prettier than mine My mother in the olden days used a recipe that was half butter and half lard.
annieh
Thank you for the comment, Annieh! I have heard that lard makes a really nice crust. My mom's recipe is made with shortening and it pretty good, too. As far as the pie crust looking pretty that is more of a technique than a recipe. Maybe I should do a tutorial on fluting pie crust edges as a blog post. Thank you for the suggestion!
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