Pumpkin Pasties
- 2 eggs slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups sugar fresh, pumkin, or 1 lb. canned
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon all-spice
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 9 ounces pastry pie crust, enough for two single standard pie crusts
- Add eggs and sugar to a mixing bowl and mix until well blended.
- Stir in the pumpkin, butter, salt and spices.
- Add evaporated milk and mix well.
- Bake the filling in a large casserole dish that has been buttered or sprayed with pam.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 45 minutes or until your fork comes out clean.
- Let the filling cool completely.
- Make or purchase pie crust pastry.
- Roll pastry thin and cut into circles about 4 inches in diameter.
- Put a spoonful of the pumpkin mixture towards one side of the center of the circle.
- Fold over the crust into a half-circle and firmly crimp the edges closed.
- Cut with a paring knife three small slits in the top for venting.
- Place on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees only until crust is a light golden brown, around 10 minutes.
- Dust with cinnamon and serve at room temperature.
eggs, sugar, sugar, salt, butter, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, allspice, milk, pastry pie crust
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pumpkin-Pasties-1669338 (may not work)