Houser'S Blue Ribbon Pumpkin Pie Grange Fair Winner - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Shell
3 cups flour
1 cup butter flavor shortening
3 tablespoons butter flavor shortening
5 -8 tablespoons full of ice cold water
FILLING
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 eggs
1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin
2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk

Preparation

Dough:
Mix flour, salt and shortening until crumbly and add water by tablespoon until dough is easy to handle. Recipe provides a generous amount of dough to make rolling out easier.
Divide dough in half and roll out each portion to line an 8 inch pie pan. Lay the crust in the pie pans, trim the edges and fold them under.
Filling:
Combine the sugar, salt and cinnamon and add the eggs, mixing well. Stir in the pumpkin and milk and mix well.
Pour half the filling into each pie shell and bake 15 minutes at 425\u00b0F Then reduce the heat to 350F and bake 40 to 45 minutes longer.