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Pumpkin Pie with Toffee-Walnut Topping
 

Pumpkin Pie with Toffee- Walnut Topping

 

 

A really good one...
 

 

 

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

Modified from Bon Appetit




 


 

 

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Ratings:
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Restaurant Quality!- would make it again.  "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."
                
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La Jolla, CA




 
 

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