Mom's pumpkin chiffon pie

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Pie crust
1tablespoonGelatin
¼cupCold water
cupCanned pumpkin
1cupBrown sugar
3Egg; separated
2teaspoonsCinnamon
½teaspoonGinger
¼teaspoonAllspice
½teaspoonSalt
2tablespoonsGranulated sugar
1tablespoonOrange rind; grated
½cupHeavy cream

Directions

Bake pastry shell.

Soften gelatin in cold water. Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, egg yolks, spices, and salt in top of double boiler; cook over hot, not boiling water until thickened, stirring constantly. Add softened gelatin to hot pumpkin mixture and stir until dissolved. R emove from hot water. Chill until it begins to thicken.

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; beat in granulated sugar. Fold into cooled pumpkin mixture, add orange rind.

Whip cream and fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour into baked shell; chill. Top with additional whipped cream.

Recipe By : Mom

Posted to EAT-L Digest 30 October 96 Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 21:46:26 -0600 From: Fran <frich@...>