PUMPKIN PIE WITH GINGER

Pumpkin Pie With Ginger image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
18 ounces milk
2 2/3 cups plain canned pumpkin purée
1 baked 12-inch pie shell (see recipe)
1/2 pint heavy cream
Candied ginger, finely cut

Steps:

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Beat whole eggs and yolks lightly. Cream sugar and eggs, and beat in salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and milk until thoroughly blended. Stir in the pumpkin. Pour into prebaked pie shell.
Bake about 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not jiggle. Cool pie on wire rack, then chill.
To serve, whip cream and pipe around edge of pie; decorate with candied ginger.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 286, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 220 milligrams, Sugar 21 grams, TransFat 0 grams