Recipe: Famous Pumpkin Pie

This is the one from Libby's Pumpkin. It is best with fresh or frozen pumpkin pulp, but also good with canned pulp. I never used the prepared "pumpkin pie" mix.

Famous Pumpkin Pie

1 deep dish pie crust
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 16-oz can solid pumpkin, or 2 cups fresh pulp
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 12-oz can evaporated milk

Pre-heat oven and baking sheet to 375 degrees F. Beat together ingredients, in given order. Place pie crust on pre-heated baking sheet and pour filling into pie crust. Cover edges of pie crust with a strip of aluminum foil (to keep from browning too much). Bake in center of oven.

Bake 70 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Garnish with coconut (add on top of pie around edge and on center about 10 minutes before pie is finished baking).

Serve with freshly whipped whipping cream.