Squash Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cups hot milk
• 2 pounds butternut squash
• 3 eggs

Recipe

• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). in a small saucepan, cover squash cubes with water. bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. drain, cool and mash. measure out 2 cups of mashed squash and refrigerate remaining leftover amount.
• mix sugar, salt, and spices. blend in milk, squash, eggs, and butter or margarine. pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
• bake at 425 degrees f (220 degrees c) for 40 minutes, or until a knife blade inserted in the center comes out clean.