Homemade Pumpkin Pie

I love pumpkin pie.  Sure, I've made them before using that stuff in the can, but since I sliced my finger open carving pumpkins, I had an extra just sitting there on the counter, staring at me.

So I cut it into pieces, scraped out the "guts" and took them outside to Paw-Paw and Andrew to feed to the cows.

Then  I roasted the pumpkin.  Look how beautiful!  And it tastes good too!

Somehow I managed to miss a picture of the puree.  There was a lot of moisture so I had to squeeze it through a cheese cloth...much better!  Then I added my top secret ingredients and ta-da...pumpkin pie!

I even made my own whole wheat crust and made "tartlets" in the mini muffin pan.  They were so yummy that they disappeared long before I ever took a picture of them!  The guy above only lasted because I hid him for dessert.  

No blog post would be complete without a cute pic of the lil man.