Pumpkin Cream Pie

8-ounce container cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg, beaten

1-1/4 cup canned or cooked pumpkin

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ginger

Pinch of salt

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 cup evaporated milk

9 inch unbaked pastry shell

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg. Mix well and spread on bottom of a 9 inch unbaked pastry shell. Combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and pinch of salt. Mix well. Slightly beat in eggs and 1 cup evaporated milk. Add to mixture. Carefully pour over cheese mixture. Bake 65-70 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. Cool.

Serves 8.

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