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Jefferson County Recipe of the Day: Apple-Pumpkin Pie

Bake this delicious pie for your Christmas dinner!

Apple Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups sliced peeled tart apples
Pastry for a single-crust 9″ pie

Pumpkin Layer

3/4 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Whipped cream

Directions

~Preheat oven to 375°.

~In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Add the butter; bring to a boil. Add apples. Cook and stir for four minutes.

~Place pastry in a 9″ pie plate. Add apple mixture.

~In a bowl, whisk the pumpkin, milk, sugar, egg, cinnamon, and salt until smooth; pour over apple layer. Flute the edges or decorate with pastry leaves.

~Bake for 50 to 55 minutes (or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean).

~Garnish with whipped cream.

~Store in the refrigerator.

~Makes eight servings.