That picture makes me want pumpkin pie.
Ginger Pumpkin Pie
1 9 inch deep-dish or up to 11 inch but shallower regular pie crust
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
4 eggs
3/4 to 1 cup granulated sugar, according to taste
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander seed
1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
Procedure
1. Prepare pie crust. We recommend freshly baked regular pie crust, in a pyrex pie dish, at 400 degrees. (See notes below.)
2. Heat pumpkin puree in a heavy pan; stir frequently.
3. Add milk and cream to pumpkin puree, continue heating gently and stir until smooth. Keep it hot but don't let it boil.
4. In a heatproof bowl, beat eggs (and sugar or maple sugar) until smooth.
-Beat in dry spices
5. When the pie crust is baked, beat the egg mixture while pouring the hot pumpkin mixture into it in a thin stream. The resulting mixture will be hot but not so hot as to cook the eggs.
6. Carefully pour hot pumpkin filling into hot pie crust; return to center of oven and bake at 400°.
- We fill the pie partway out of the oven, then top it off with a cup or ladle with the pie positioned in the oven, as the slightest sticking of the oven rack is liable to cause filling to slosh all over.
- For Ginger Pumpkin Pie, carefully sprinkle the candied ginger evenly over the pie filling. It will settle gently to the bottom forming a loosely packed layer.
7. The pie is done when the outside edge of the filling is firm and slightly puffed, but the center is still jiggly. Remove to a rack and let cool gently, so the custard can first finish cooking, and then set.