In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > I want to make a pumpkin pie without the crust -- a pumpkin custard, I
> > guess. Must it be baked? In a pie plate? If not baked, what?
> > Anything I should be alert about or not do?
>
> A pumpkin pie is basically pumpkin custard baked in a pie shell, and I can't
> see any reason that it could not be done in a greased baking dish. You may
> want to cut down on the pumpkin to give it a more custard like texture.

I think I'll stick with the usual amount in the recipe, Dave. I'm less
interested in the 'custardness' of it than in not putting it in a pie
shell. I found a recipe that involves no yolks and skim milk. Not
sure I'm going there.
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