Praline Pumpkin Pie
- 1 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 13 cup vegetable shortening
- 4 tablespoons water cold
- 13 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup pecans toasted, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin canned
- 23 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger ground
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 large eggs
- 23 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons bourbon whiskey or rum
- PASTRY: Stir together flour and salt.
- Cut in shortening until pieces are size of small peas.
- Sprinkle half w/1 tablespoons water, gently toss w/fork.
- Push to side of bowl.
- Repeat w/2-3 more tablespoons water until all is moistened.
- Form dough into ball.
- On lightly floured surface, roll into 12-inch circle.
- Place in 9 inch pie plate.
- Trim pastry 1/2 inch beyond edge and flute edge high.
- Don't prick.
- Line w/double thickness of foil and bake at 450~ for 8 minutes.
- Remove foil, bake an additional 4 to 5 minutes until set and dry.
- Cool.
- FILLING: Combine 13 cup brown sugar and butter in saucepan.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until butter's melted and sugar's dissolved.
- (Mixture may appear separated.)
- Stir in pecans and spread over bottom of pastry shell.
- Cool to room temp.
- Combine pumpkin, 23 cup brown sugar and spices.
- Beat lightly w/rotary beater or fork.
- Gradually stir in milks and rum; mix well.
- Place pie shell on oven rack; pour in filling.
- Cover edge with foil.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes in a 375~ oven.
- Remove foil, bake 20 to 25 more minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Cover and chill to store.
flour, salt, vegetable shortening, water cold, brown sugar, butter, pecans, pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger ground, nutmeg, eggs, milk, milk, bourbon whiskey
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/praline-pumpkin-pie-5802 (may not work)