I decided to repeat my recipe and we could have a head-to-head taste test to see who's pumpkin pie was better (though really, it's all the same pumpkin so I knew it would be close). I used the last of the 3-cup bags and made a third pumpkin pie. While I was at it, I also processed a second pumpkin (this one yielded 14 cups of glop) and again froze it in 3-cup increments for future pie baking.
I know I shared the pumpkin pie recipe last year (check it out HERE), but I wanted to share that we did it again this year, but this time with our own home-grown pumpkins. The "Blue #2" pumpkin seed that we winter sowed almost a year ago grew into a fantastic orange "Cinderella" type pumpkin like something we've never seen before. So of course, not wanting the pumpkins to go to waste, I decided to try them in the pie recipe. Last year we tried pie pumpkin and a white pumpkin. I have to say that pumpkin pie is pretty delicious no matter what kind of pumpkin you use. I made a trial pie shortly before Thanksgiving to see how it would turn out. It was devoured by all who saw it (and wanted seconds). The first pumpkin yielded 11 cups of "slop" (my recipe calls for 3 cups per pie, so 3-2/3 pies worth). I froze it in measured 3-cup amounts. My Dad wanted to try his hand at his old recipe - which is very similar but slightly different than mine, so he used some of the pumpkin glop for his pie (his recipe called for 4 cups). I decided to repeat my recipe and we could have a head-to-head taste test to see who's pumpkin pie was better (though really, it's all the same pumpkin so I knew it would be close). I used the last of the 3-cup bags and made a third pumpkin pie. While I was at it, I also processed a second pumpkin (this one yielded 14 cups of glop) and again froze it in 3-cup increments for future pie baking. This was my first year doing some of the Thanksgiving meal cooking. Usually my Mom does it all, but this year she was working long shifts and needed some help. So I made a pie, cooked one of the two turkeys, got the sweet potatoes baked and mixed, peeled potatoes for mashed potatoes, cooked the turkey "extras" and helped #3 set up a veggie tray. After dinner, the pies were both excellent so we declared it a draw.
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