In a large bowl, combine the crust ingredients, and then press the crust on the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
PREPARE THE CREAM CHEESE LAYER:
In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Then blend in the egg. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the unbaked pie crust.
PREPARE THE PUMPKIN LAYER:
In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Then blend in the beaten eggs and evaporated milk. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the cream cheese layer.
Bake until firm, 60 minutes or longer. Watch the crust-- if it starts browning too quickly, add a pie crust protector shield to prevent the crust from browning too much.