sweetened
shipped cream and pecan halves, optional
Method
Preheat oven to
350°F. Roll
out and fit dough into pie pan. Fold
edges under; flute. Combine
nuts, flour and 1/3 cup sugar; sprinkle over crust. In
bowl combine pumpkin, milk, eggs, vanilla, salt and remaining sugar. Pour
over nut mixture in crust.
Bake 50 - 60
minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool
completely on rack. Garnish
with sweetened whipped cream and pecans, if desired.
Yield: 12
servings.
Note:
Replace the
vanilla extract in this pie with 1/2 teaspoon maple extract and you have
Maple Praline Pumpkin Pie