Gina I need your help

[Di Nana]

I have lots and lots of pumpkins and have never ever made pumpkin pie, I like the sound of it, but can't find a good recipe as kiwi's are not into pumpkin pie

[mejane]

Sorry to buttinsky here but I recommend pumpkin scones :)
Here's a recipe I've tried (http://www.selfsufficientish.com/pumpkin.htm), they are quite tasty!

[Naomi]

I love pumpkin pie. We were in England for Thanksgiving (but were staying with friends, one of whom is American) and we had pumpkin pie, yummy yum!

[GINAinLA]

Are these fresh pumkins you need to cook?
If so you could could clean out the seeds then cut the pumkin in have the long way-top to botton- and place inside down on a cookie sheet in a little bit of water and let cook so it can soften, then scrape out the inside and mush really fine or puree.. to use as your pumpin base..

This is my grandma's pie crust recipe.. we use it for all pies.

2 cps flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup shorting
Blend with a pastry knife, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water. Kneed lighlty then cut in half and roll out. It will make 2 pie crust. place in pie dish and add filing then bake. do not prebake.

for the pumkin pie..
use;

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
15 oz Pumpkin mash
1 can (12 fl. oz.) Evaporated Milk

Whipped cream (optional)

Directions:
MIX sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

POUR into pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F. oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

I love pumpkin..mmmmm

You can make pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins.....

Let me know if you want me to convert these measurements for you...

[Di Nana]

Thankyou Gina, can't wait to give it a go, will let you know how it turns out and the measurements, are fine we talk the same there :yes: it does sound a little harder than I thought it would be, and yes my pumpkins are fresh I love this place we can grow anything no possums

thankyou mejane will try your scones, they sound nice, and I have forty eight pumpkins

[GINAinLA]

48 PUMPKINS!!!!

if they are still on the vines. will you take a picture of them?

[Di Nana]

all picked now and stored as we are in to the frost weather , down the road from us is a pumpkin place, he has a big cart on the side of the road full, he also grows those monster ones for decoration, I will sneck down take a photo for you he is a real grumpy old shit, Think to many people been trying to nick off with his enormous pumpkinsLMAO