Ingredients

1 (9”) deep dish pie crust
½ cup packed of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of cornstarch
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
¼ teaspoon of salt
¼ cup of water
2 tablespoons of butter
2 cups of peeled, sliced cooking apples
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 cup canned of pumpkin
½ cup of granulated sugar
½ teaspoon of ground ginger
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon of ground cloves
¼ teaspoon of salt
1 (5.3 oz.) can of evaporated milk

 

Method

Bake pie crust (not pricked) at 450ºF for 5 minutes, remove and reduce temperature to 375ºF. In medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt. Stir in water. Add butter. Bring to boil, stirring constantly over medium heat; stir in apples. Bring to boiling again, cover, turn off heat leaving pan on unit.

 

In small bowl, beat egg. Stir in pumpkin, then sugar and spices. Mix well. Stir in evaporated milk. Add lemon juice to apples, then place in pie shell.

 

Carefully pour pumpkin mixture over apples. Bake at 375ºF for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. Cool on rack.

 

For a Halloween treat, use pastry scraps to make pumpkin features.Bake on cookie sheet about 5 minutes or until browned. Garnish the pie. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.