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Pie O' My
2008.09.20
So I decided to try and make a pumpkin pie from scratch. Here's the main ingredient.
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So I decided to try and make a pumpkin pie from scratch. Here's the main ingredient.
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A peek at the goodness inside.
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A peek at the goodness inside.
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Split in half. This, obviously, is pre-scraping.
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Split in half. This, obviously, is pre-scraping.
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And this is post-scraping. I was worried about leaving the stringy stuff there, but it was next to impossible to get it all out. It ended up adding a nice little bit of texture.
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And this is post-scraping. I was worried about leaving the stringy stuff there, but it was next to impossible to get it all out. It ended up adding a nice little bit of texture.
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After baking the halves for an hour, I thought they'd look significantly different. Probably could have baked them longer - the meat was soft close to the skin, but still firm in the middle.
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After baking the halves for an hour, I thought they'd look significantly different. Probably could have baked them longer - the meat was soft close to the skin, but still firm in the middle.
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This is after the meat was scraped out.
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This is after the meat was scraped out.
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Mashing this into pulp took a while.
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Mashing this into pulp took a while.
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The pumpkin is mixed with all the other ingredients. It's very soupy at this point.
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The pumpkin is mixed with all the other ingredients. It's very soupy at this point.
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Poured in the crust and ready to cook. It doesn't look bad here...
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Poured in the crust and ready to cook. It doesn't look bad here...
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While the pie was baking, there was plenty of cleanup to pass the time.
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While the pie was baking, there was plenty of cleanup to pass the time.
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I baked it about an hour longer than the direction indicated - it was still soupy after 45 minutes. Here's the result - and if I do say so myself, it tastes as good as it looks.
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I baked it about an hour longer than the direction indicated - it was still soupy after 45 minutes. Here's the result - and if I do say so myself, it tastes as good as it looks.
