Pumpkin Pie with Toffee- Walnut Topping

PUMPKIN PIE WITH TOFFEE- WALNUT TOPPING
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CRUST:
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbs granulated sugar
½ tsp salt
6 Tbs chilled unsalted butter– (3/4 stick) cut into ½-inch pieces
3 Tbs chilled solid vegetable shortening– cut into ½-inch pieces
3 Tbs ice water (about)
1 large egg yolk– beaten to blend

FILLING:
15 ounce can pure pumpkin puree (not sweetened)
2/3 cup golden brown sugar, packed
1 cup half and half cream (not fat-free)
2 large eggs
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1¼ tsp ground cinnamon
¾ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground allspice

TOPPING:
1/3 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped
½ cup English toffee bits (or chopped Skor or Heath Bar)

1. Prepare crust: Blend flour, sugar and salt in food processor. Add butter and shortening and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 T. ice water; process using on/off turns until small moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball. Flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes.

2. Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F. Roll out dough on floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch diameter pie dish. Fold overhang under, forming high-standing rim. Crimp edges decoratively. Freeze 15 minutes. Brush crust all over with yolk. Bake until crust is set but still pale, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly.

3. For filling: Whisk filling ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into crust. Bake until filling is set, about 55 minutes.

4. Transfer to rack. Sprinkle nuts and toffee around edge of hot pie, forming border. Cool pie completely.

Cooking Tips
*Bags of toffee bits are sometimes sold in the baking aisle near the chocolate chips (these are the preferred choice over the choc. toffee candy bars.)
**This pie may be made 6 hours ahead. You can probably make it the night before without problem. Let stand at room temperature.

Recipe Source: Adapted from Bon Appetit

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“I’m not a big pumpkin pie eater and I LOVED this pie for Thanksgiving this year. The toffee added a great flavor to the pie.”
-La Jolla, CA