paula dean s pumpkin pie

Ingredients paula dean s pumpkin pie

1 -8oz.softened cream cheese
2 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg plus 2 egg yolks - beaten
1 cup half & half
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup ( half stick ) melted butter
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pre- made pie shell ( I made Tinklee's pie dough reciepe)

how to make paula dean s pumpkin pie

Preheat oven to 350° .

Place pie dough in a 9" pie pan. Press down. Pinch & crimp edges to make it look nice. Put pie shell in freezee for 1 hour to firm up.

Fit a piece of alumunium foil . To cover inside of pie shell. Place dried beans on top of foil. Bake 10 min. Remove foil bake another 10 min. Or until it feels dry.

For filling : beat cream cheese . Add sugar . Beat until smooth. Add pumpkin till combined. Add salt. Add egg and yolks. Add half and half Add melted butter . Beat until combined. Add cinammon and vanilla.

Pour filling into prepared pie crust. I sprinkled cinnamin on top of my pie. Bake 50 min. Or until center is set. Or knife in center comes out clean. Let pie cool. Cut into slices. Top with whip topping. ( I made cinnamon whip topping )