Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie

Grandma's Pumpkin Pie! This is a vintage recipe for a homemade pumpkin pie sweetened with brown sugar! Just like Grandma made!

This was my Aunt Madaline's recipe for Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie. A more delicious pie there never was! Oh my, is it ever good!

You can make this with either fresh or canned pumpkin. Either way, you and your loved ones are going to love it!

This is a special pumpkin pie recipe that definitely stands apart from the rest!

I hope you will try my Aunt Madaline's Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie and let me know what you think!

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• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups strained pumpkin, either fresh cooked and strained or canned
• 1 Tablespoon molasses
• 1 Tablespoon melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Step 1 - Mix together the brown sugar, flour, salt and spices in a large mixing bowl.

Step 2 - Add the pumpkin, molasses and butter, and blend thoroughly.

Step 3 - Beat the eggs slightly and add them to the mixture, together with the milk.

Step 4 - Pour the mixture into a pastry-lined pie pan.

Step 5 - Spoon a thin covering of milk onto the top of the pie to form a nice glaze while baking.

Step 6 - Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes. When it is done, an inserted knife should come out clean.

This vintage recipe was originally published in the Courier-Journal Magazine on November 12, 1950. Aunt Madaline saved the original clipping.

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