Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

Yes, I’m still here! A lot has happened since I last updated: I moved twice, relearned how to drive, took a vacation, was a bridesmaid for the first (and perhaps last time) in my life, attended to two trainings, and had work pick up even more speed. This all adds up to very little time for baking, and even less time for blogging. In fact, this pie was made like three months ago!

And it was actually one of my biggest flops ever. All I had on hand at the time were really old eggs, and the yolk kept running into the whites, making them unfit for meringue-whipping.

I think I “messed-up” almost a whole carton of eggs! Talk about pure frustration! Faced with utter failure, I ventured out in the middle of the night in search of fresh eggs. I ended up making the nearby corner store reopen its doors for me just after it had closed for the night. (Many thanks to my former housemate for negotiating for me!)

Even so, it didn’t quite work out... No pretty pictures of the perfect slice exist because it turned out to be more pudding than pie and we all ended up eating straight from the pan with spoons. Ah well, you win some and you lose some, I guess!