Opal's Pumpkin Pie

This is a handed down family recipe. Opal's Pumpkin Pie has been a dessert at the White House for a former president.   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Opal Beebee's daughter served in the National Guard, she met a Pastry Chef who later worked in the White House. This pastry chef called Opal and asked her for this pumpkin pie recipe to make at the White House for Thanksgiving dinner. After making this for my Thanksgiving dinner I can totally understand why he wanted the recipe. This is the creamiest pumpkin pie I've ever had. I'm so glad I decided to break free from my usual Libby Pumpkin Pie recipe and make this. The recipe makes 2 pies which is good because one of the two I made is already gone. Make sure you use CREAM when you make this, that's what makes this pie so good. The recipe called for cloves and ginger, I'm not real fond of either so I used nutmeg for the ginger and eliminated the cloves. My pies took a little longer than an hour to bake in my oven so just keep testing, when the knife comes out clean from the center of the pie it's done.

I garnished this with whipped cream but it didn't need it, All it needs is to be eaten!



Opal's Pumpkin Pie
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Ingredients
1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin (or fresh cooked equivalent)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
4 well beaten eggs
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup heavy cream
2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells

Directions

1 Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl, mixing well.
2 Combine the evaporated milk and the heavy cream in a small saucepan.
3 Heat the milks to the scalding point.
4 Add scalded milks to the other ingredients, mixing well.
5 Pour equally into the two UNBAKED pie shells.
6 Bake 350 degrees for about 1 hour.
7 Pie is done when a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
8 Top with desired topping