Recipes from http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/pumpkinpie.php

Before

Puree Processing

Scrap the "meat" away from the skin after it has been steamed and softened.


Hand stick blender to smooth the puree.

Puree is divided into cloth napkins and hung to dry. I'm trying to remove the water. The puree is very wet.


The pumpkin in all its parts: skin (going to trash), puree (going to be pie), and seeds (going to be roasted)

Pie Processing

If this is going to be a homemade project, then I made a crust


Rebekah isn't really a fan of pie, but here she is showing off the pie mixture.

One full 9" pie

There was some remaining filling, so we made crust for the ramekins.




The pie is done, the ramekins need a little more time.

After

Back to the idea of homemade, I made up some whipped topping too. The kids loved the topping way more then the pie itself.



In the end, Elijah, Les and I liked the pie. Oh well. It is really amazing and the flavor is so much more intense.