PAULA DEEN'S APPLE BUTTER PUMPKIN PIE

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

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.