Turn off oven and leave door closed, letting the pumpkin dry 8-10 hours. When cooled to the touch, roll up and cut into 1-inch wide strips. OR leave flat and use Halloween-shaped cookie cutters to cut into fun holiday shapes. Heat oven to 425 degrees F, bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake 40-50 minutes.
Pie is done when knife is inserted into the middle of pie and comes out clean.
Place Pyrex glass pie pan on top of dough and then turn both over at the same time. Pat into place. Do not bake crust alone unless using for chocolate, lemon-meringue, etc. To bake, use a fork to poke holes in the bottom of the crust, heat oven to 475 degrees F and bake 8-10 minutes. Just fill in the fields below and you will be returned to this article when you are finished.