Pumpkin Pie

1 – 8 oz. package cream cheese
¾ tsp. vanilla
¼ c. sugar
1 egg
1¼ c. canned pumpkin
½ c. sugar
½ tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
Dash of salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. evaporated milk
1 – 9” unbaked pastry shell, w/high edge

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Mix together cream cheese, vanilla, ¼ c. sugar and egg. Mix together pumpkin, spices, eggs, and milk. Add to cream cheese mixture and pour into pastry shell. Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and bake 45 minutes.

YIELD: 8 servings