Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
(from Layne R’s recipe box)
Wonderful non baked pie. A Thanksgiving tradition
Source: Grandma Atwood
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Pie
Ingredients
- 1/4 C cold water
- 1 envelope Knox gelatin
- 3 eggs separated
- 1 C sugar
- 11/4 can pumpkin
- 1/2 t each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger or 11/2 t pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/2 C milk
Directions
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Soften gelatin in water.
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Beat egg yolks slightly. Add sugar, spices, milk, to pumpkin. Cook until thickened. Add gelatin, stirring well. Cool! Beat egg whites until peaks form but not dry. Fold into pumpkin mixture. now days II add the whites to warm pumpkin mixture to partially cook egg whites. Can make slightly grainy but still tastes good. Pour into baked shell or graham cracker crust. Cool several hours until set.