New Orleans Praline Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

Pie

• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• pinch of cloves
• pinch of nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup half and half
• Frozen pie shell (9 inch)
• Whipped cream

 Praline Topping

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 tbs half and half

 

Directions

Pie

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix the pie ingredients.
• Pour into the pie shell.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 40 minutes.
• Cool on rack.

Praline topping

• Cream the butter and brown sugar by blending them together.
• Add the pecans and half and half.
• Spread on the cooled pie.
• Broil until brown and bubbly.
• Cool.
• Serve with whipped cream topping.

Source - Epicurious.com

Prepared by Bruce R. Magee

Louisiana Anthology

November 25, 2014