Pumpkin Pie and Apple Pie Recipes

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Pumpkin Pie Recipe

1 15 oz can of pumpkin
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon salt
½ nutmeg nutmeg
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1 ½ Tablespoon melted butter
1 ½ cups whole milk (I use raw milk)
1 cup sugar (I use sugar in the raw)
1/8 cup molasses
2 eggs

Stir ingredients together.

Ingredients for Crust (which is the same as in the peach pie recipe)

This is an incredibly simple and reliable crust.

1 cup white flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour (If whole wheat flour is anathema, use all white instead. Whole wheat gives it better flavor.)
1 teaspoon salt (don't leave out)
½ cup canola oil
¼ cup whole milk

Mix together, divide in half.
Roll each half flat between two pieces of waxed paper.

Back to Pumpkin Pie

Put in 9 inch pie pan (with crust).

Bake at 450 for 15 minutes.

Turn oven down to 350 (I turn down to 365).
Bake for 50 - 60 minutes more.

Apple Pie Recipe

I like to use tender, somewhat tart local apples like Cortlands.

8 cups of peeled and cut up apples
1 tsp nutmeg
¾ to 1 cup sugar
1 ½ Tablespoon butter

Mix together the apples, nutmeg and sugar.

Put into 9 in pie pan (with crust).

Cut up butter into small chunks and distribute evenly on top of apple mixture.

Place top crust over apples and make 6 or so slits in crust.

I usually bake for about 1 hour, or until crust is golden.