Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious " Paula Dean 's Pumpkin Pie "

" Paula Dean 's Pumpkin Pie ".

You can cook " Paula Dean 's Pumpkin Pie " using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of " Paula Dean 's Pumpkin Pie "

1. Prepare 1 of -8oz.softened cream cheese.
2. It's 2 cup of canned pumpkin.
3. Prepare 1 cup of granulated sugar.
4. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
5. It's 1 of egg plus 2 egg yolks - beaten.
6. It's 1 cup of half & half.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
8. It's 1/4 cup of ( half stick ) melted butter.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
10. It's 1 of pre- made pie shell ( I made Tinklee's pie dough reciepe).

" Paula Dean 's Pumpkin Pie " instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° ..
2. Place pie dough in a 9" pie pan. Press down. Pinch & crimp edges to make it look nice. Put pie shell in freezee for 1 hour to firm up..
3. Fit a piece of alumunium foil . To cover inside of pie shell. Place dried beans on top of foil. Bake 10 min. Remove foil bake another 10 min. Or until it feels dry..
4. For filling : beat cream cheese . Add sugar . Beat until smooth. Add pumpkin till combined. Add salt. Add egg and yolks. Add half and half Add melted butter . Beat until combined. Add cinammon and vanilla..
5. Pour filling into prepared pie crust. I sprinkled cinnamin on top of my pie. Bake 50 min. Or until center is set. Or knife in center comes out clean. Let pie cool. Cut into slices. Top with whip topping. ( I made cinnamon whip topping ).