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Little House on the Prairie Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe

November 23, 2016 By Annemarie Rossi
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“Hurry and get the work done,” said Ma. “And then, Laura, you go to the corn-patch and bring me a green pumpkin. I’m going to make a pie!” “A pie! But how…” Mary said, and Laura said, “A green pumpkin pie? I never heard of such a thing, Ma.” “Neither did I,” said Ma. “But we wouldn’t do much if we didn’t do things that nobody ever heard of before.”

The Long Winter

Pumpkin pie is one of my family’s favorite things about Thanksgiving. This traditional dessert has been gracing holiday tables for centuries. It’s so simple to make, and the taste highlights the best flavors of fall.

Little House on the Prairie Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Pumpkin pie made an appearance on several occasions in the Little House on the Prairie books. Ma made this dessert for Thanksgiving, but that wasn’t the only time. In The Long Winter, she even managed to make a pie out of green pumpkins. Some of the pumpkin crop wasn’t able to ripen because the cold weather set in early that year, but Ma still found a way to get dessert on the table.

In modern times, many people take a shortcut and use canned pumpkin puree to make a pie. I’ve made many pies this way, but I also like to use fresh pumpkin sometimes. It’s easy to make homemade pumpkin puree by roasting sugar pumpkins. Either way, this classic pumpkin pie recipe will make everyone want seconds.

Ingredients for the Crust:

  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 5 tablespoons cold butter
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Ingredients for the Filling:

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk


Little House on the Prairie Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Step One

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step Two

To make the crust, mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Slice the cold butter into small pieces and add them to the flour. Blend together with your fingertips until the mixture is uniformly coarse. Continue to toss the mixture with a spoon as you add up to 4 tablespoons of ice water. The dough is ready when it easily comes together. (Shortcut: You can also mix these ingredients together in a food processor.)

Step Three

Shape the dough into a ball and flatten the ball into a disc. Chill the dough in the fridge while you prepare the pie filling.

Step Four

To make the filling, place all the filling ingredients in a large bowl. Stir to combine well.

Step Five

Dust a work surface lightly with flour and flatten the ball of dough on it. With a floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a circle 2 inches wider than your pie pan and 1/8 inch thick. Roll from the center of the dough to the edge, giving it a slight turn after each roll. Carefully place the dough in the pie pan.

Step Six

Pour the filling into the crust. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, or until the pie is set in the middle and the outer edges of the filling start to crack.

Step Seven

Cool completely before cutting.

Little House on the Prairie Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Do you grow pumpkins in your garden? Do you like to use pumpkins in other recipes? We’d love to hear your ideas in the comments section below. Please see other Little House on the Prairie™ recipes for amazing old-fashioned foods.

Notes:
The author drew ideas and inspiration from The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker (New York: Harper & Row, 1979). You can read a review of this wonderful resource by clicking here.

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Annemarie Rossi is the creator of Real Food Real Deals and the author of Conquering Your Kitchen. Her website provides recipes and tips to help families eat healthy food on a budget. Annemarie’s work has been featured in many places, including the Non-GMO Cookbook, Edible Boston magazine, Fox News Online, Babble, and Huffington Post. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and two children.
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Comments

  1. Karen says

    October 31, 2022 at 2:26 pm

    Is this pie like a custard pie or like a lot of pumpkin pies? I prefer a custard type. My husband’s mother made a pumpkin custard pie and the recipe seems similar. I was never fortunate to get her recipe before she passed.

    Reply
  2. Josie says

    November 23, 2021 at 12:47 pm

    Love that this calls regular milk, not evaporated milk, that way I can use a plant-based milk for my lactose-intolerance.

    Reply
  3. Alex says

    November 22, 2020 at 5:29 am

    Can the dough be made the night before and refrigerated overnight? Or will it be too cold?

    Thank you!!

    Reply
  4. Liana says

    December 25, 2019 at 11:22 am

    Hi,
    Do I need to bake the crust with pie weights before adding the filling so the bottom of the pie doesn’t come out soggy?

    Reply
    • Brenda Lucian says

      November 23, 2020 at 9:47 pm

      I usually do- I bake it about three quarters of the way without the filling.Then the crust finishes baking with the filling.

      Reply
  5. Karen says

    November 28, 2019 at 7:24 am

    Happy Thanksgiving! I just made this pie and it is amazing. I use real pumpkin and it’s so yummy. I have to say my pie crust turned out the best I’ve ever made from this recipe. Thank you for posting this. I will definitely be looking into purchasing the book.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      April 25, 2021 at 6:05 am

      Hi Karen. Did you use sugar pumpkin or just a generic pumpkin from the store?

      Reply
  6. Michelle says

    October 28, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    OH! The nostalgia!!! Im going to watch a “Little House on the Prairie” marathong while making pumpkin pies from thus recipe!! Can’t wait for Thanksgiving!! Its almost holiday season!! YAY!! 🎃🦃🎄♥️

    Reply
  7. Cathy Santarsiero says

    October 25, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    Thank you for this awesome newsletter. You just inspired pumpkin pie baking here! Happy birthday in heaven, Michael Landon!

    Reply
  8. Barbara Lucyshyn says

    October 23, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    Can you freeze the pumpkin pie??

    Reply
    • Jen Shinn says

      October 24, 2019 at 11:44 am

      Yes, you can freeze it but fresh is always best. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jane Marino says

    April 9, 2019 at 10:22 am

    Pumpkin pies are one of my favorite pies ever! I love going on this website and seeing all the recipes that Laura did and Almanzo did in their childhood and grown age. I am looking forward to trying all the recipes on this website and reading more about it.

    Reply
    • Patricia Fernandez says

      December 13, 2020 at 5:11 am

      I agree with your comment! I hope more recipes are posted to this site 🙂

      Reply
  10. Helios says

    September 2, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    Greetings from Turkey,
    I’m confused on that words: “11/4 cups”… You meant 1+1/4 cups or 11/4 (=2,75) cups?
    Thanks…

    Reply
    • Jen Shinn says

      September 4, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      It’s 1 + 1/4 cups. Thank you!

      Reply
    • Pam says

      October 4, 2020 at 12:19 pm

      1and 1/4

      Reply
    • Ashley says

      November 25, 2020 at 9:12 pm

      1 and 1/4 cups

      Reply
  11. Autumn Lindsey says

    November 25, 2017 at 1:43 am

    This was AMAZING! Thank you for posting this recipe, it might be the only one I EVER use from now on!

    Reply
  12. Hanne says

    October 22, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Firstly I am grateful to you for gathering all the nostalgia and beauty in the Little House Books in one spot for me to visit.
    It is truly a gift. I remember just after my son was born taking my daughter Olivia on a “date” where we climbed into the limbs of a large tree in our favorite park and I read the last chapter of Little House in the Big Woods to her. A memory I cherish.
    Your vibrant Pumpkin Pie looks comforting and just the thing to grace the Thanksgiving table.
    Again Thank you
    -Hanne

    Reply
  13. Rosha miles says

    October 17, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Love this sight ! will try the Pumpkin pie recipe

    Reply

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