1. cut fresh pumpkin in half, take seeds out, place on parchment paper, cut side down. Bake at 350F until tender, about 1 hour. Or use 4 cups of canned pumpkin. I grow my own pumpkins and we love the taste of using fresh pumpkin for our pies.
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2. If using fresh pumpkin, place pumpkin in a food processor to make it nice and smooth. If using canned pumpkin, place in a mixing bowl.
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3. Mix flour, eggs, sugar, milk, cream, spices and finely chopped thyme with the pumpkin mixture
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4. Pour the pumpkin mixture into 2 prepared pie shells.
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5. Preheat oven to 350F, bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Pie should be jiggly, it will set while it cools.
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6. Use pecans and thyme as a garnish. The thyme really adds a great taste to a traditional pumpkin pie.
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