How to make a pumpkin pie
A Taste of Home Editorial

How to make a pumpkin pie

Nov 1, 2026

Once upon a Halloween night, chilly wind was so fierce that a window got open, the lights went out. When they were back, we found a tin of Baking Buddy pumpkin puree on the floor. The label got peeled off, and on the reverse side of it we found the following. It looked like an ancient scroll with magic spells...

Baking Buddy Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Makes one 9” pie

Ingredients:

  • 1 (9oz) Pastry Shell

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 can (425g) Baking Buddy 100% Natural Pumpkin

  • 3/4 cup (6oz) granulated sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

  • 1/2 pint Evaporated Milk

Method:

  • Pre-heat oven to 220°C, 425°F, Gas Mark 7.

  • Roll out pastry to line a 9 inch, deep flan tin.

  • Chill

  • Bake for 10-15 minutes.

  • Reduce oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.

  • Combine filling ingredients together and pour into pastry shell.

  • Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the centre comes out clean.

  • Allow to cool and serve as required.

 

But that was not it yet. We read on...

Baking Buddy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Makes Medium Size Loaf

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 Cups of All Purpose Flour

  • (Use Gluten Free Flour for Gluten Free Bread)

  • 1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Buddy Pumpkin Pie Spice

  • 1/3 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder

  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable (Any) Oil

  • 2 Large Eggs

  • 1 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar

  • 1 Cup Baking Buddy 100% Natural Pumpkin

  • 1/3 Cup Water

Method:

  • Preheat Oven to 175 degree C or 350°F.

  • In a medium bowl mix flour, spice, baking powder and salt and set aside.

  • In a large bowl, mix vegetable oil, eggs, sugar and then stir in pumpkin.

  • Add flour mixture alternating with water in two instalments.

  • Pour bread mixture into a bread tin.

  • Bake for 60-70 mins or until bread is golden brown, firm and cooked through.

  • Let the bread cool on a cooling rack before removing from tin.

  • Slice and serve.


To this day, we have no idea what happened that night. But we got hungry and went out to eat.

(And maybe baked a pumpkin pie the next day).

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