Poll Option #9
"Grandma's Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie"
Submitted by: juleeannes
Grandma's Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
2 pre-made graham cracker pie-crusts
3 packages of cream cheese (8 oz)
1 can of pumpkin (15oz)
5 whole eggs
1 extra egg yolk
1/4 cup of sour cream
1 & 1/2 cups of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon of cloves (ground)
1 & 1/2 tablespoon of flour
1 teaspoon of real vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350
Brush pie crusts with 2 of the beaten eggs, and bake for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven to cool while you prepare filling.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
Add pumpkin, eggs and extra yolk, sour cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Continue to stir in flour, adding vanilla last.
Mix together an additional 2-3 minutes.
Pour mixture into crusts evenly, and center pies on a cookie sheet.
Cover crust-edge with foil, and bake for 45 minutes.
Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes,
then remove from oven to cool for 15-20 minutes.
Cover with the lids that came with the crusts, and refrigerate for several hours before serving.
(Serves: never enough it seems......everyone always wants more)