Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple butter
• 1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
• Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Combine apple butter, pumpkin, sugar, salt and spices in a bowl. Stir in eggs. Gradually add milk and mix well. Pour into pie shell. Bake for about 40 minutes or until set.

Cook's Notes:

-If the crust begins to burn, place tin foil around the crust and lower the temperature of the oven.

-A tasty topping for this pie is praline pecans.