Heat oven to 425 degrees F. As the oven heats, stir together the sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
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In a separate large bowl, stir together the sugar-spice mixture, eggs and pumpkin purée until it becomes one cohesive mixture.
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Stir in the evaporated milk, maple syrup, bourbon and vanilla extract. And just like that, we have our perfect pumpkin pie filling.
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Pour the pumpkin pie batter into a 9-inch deep-dish pie dish lined with the pie dough or a prepared pie shell. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the heat down to 350 degrees F and bake for 40 minutes.
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