Praline Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

  • pastry for single crust 9 inch pie 
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans 
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour 
  • 1/3 cup plus 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided 
  • 1 can (16 ounce) solid packed pumpkin 
  • 1 cup evaporated milk 
  • 2 eggs 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 
  • 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