Mammy’s Pumpkin Pie
Feb 28th, 2008 by Sylvia
Another recipe from the cookbook of my Great-grandmother. BTW, her name was Kate Dwyer. My oldest daughter is named after her; Kathryn.
This is her recipe for pumpkin pie. In my family, the regular kind of pumpkin pie (you know, the recipe on the side of the canned pumpkin tin?) is know as “Mud Pie” and is frowned upon when brought to family gatherings. At the least it is looked at with suspicion and disdain.
Anyway, this is our family recipe for pumpkin pie, and really it allows the pumkpin to shine through! I guess I should have posted this in the Autumn, but I was making Tea Cakes and found the recipe for the pie….
Mammy’s Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
1 pint HOME-canned pumpkin ( you can cut up and cook a fresh pumpkin and use 2 cups of that but by no means should you use store bought canned pumpkin!!)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 stick butter
Cook the pumpkin dry then add sugar and cook until waxy. Spread in a 9 inch pie crust. Slice butter and drop over the pie. Sprinkle sugar over top and add a dash of ground cinnamon. Cover with strips of crust if desired. Bake in a 350* oven until brown. If desired cover the top of the pie with pecans before adding strips of crust, then proceed with baking.
