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Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving 2025: Burnt but Beautiful

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Rustic Pumpkin Pie with  Whipped Cream and Heart Accents I was delighted to finally be hosting Thanksgiving at our house, instead of having to schlepp to Grandpa's house.  My Sis and BIL were visiting, and I heard he was hoping for a traditional Pumpkin Pie . I decided to stick to my tried and true  recipe  from Sally's Bake Blog. I made the pie dough on the Tuesday, using this recipe  from Sally's Baking for an all-butter crust. I had to make two crusts, actually, because I made a mistake while mentally halving the recipe and used 1/4 cup more flour than I needed.  I quickly saw that crust wasn't ever going to come together!  I made a second crust and let it sit in the fridge overnight. The next day, on Wednesday, the crew drove over to a nearby farm to pick up a locally raised turkey breast for our meal.  There were only 5 of us, so we didn't want to deal with a whole turkey. Meanwhile, I made the pie.  Rolling out the crust and making the ...