Michele Albano's Maple Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel

Name: Michele Albano's Maple Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 79 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, diced, cold; 79 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 larges eggs, beaten; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp heavy cream, for brushing; 296 milliliters heavy cream; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters Grade B maple syrup, or to taste; 237 milliliters Grade B maple syrup; 177 milliliters pecans, toasted and chopped; 473 milliliters pumpkin puree, preferably fresh; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 118 milliliters solid vegetable shortening, very cold; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 61g of fat, and a total of 918 calories. This recipe serves 8. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up flour, salt, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

To make the crust, combine the flour and salt in a medium bowl and mix well. Break up the shortening and toss it with the flour mixture to coat. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, mix the ingredients together until the dough forms coarse crumbs.

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Shortening

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Add 3 to 4 tablespoons ice-cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough easily forms a ball that can hold itself together. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and as long as overnight.

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Dough

Water

Wrap

Ice

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While the dough is resting, make the streusel: Toss the pecans with the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

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Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Pecans

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Add the butter, and using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work in until you have small clumps. Set aside.

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Butter

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Blender

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Sprinkle flour generously over a hard surface and roll the dough out with a rolling pin until it forms an 11-inch round. Fold the round in half, place it in a 9-inch pie plate, and then unfold the dough to completely cover the pie plate with a bit of an overhang. Tuck the overhang under to make a double-thick rim, and then use your fingers to crimp the edges of the pie shell.

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Pie Crust

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Brush the heavy cream over the crimped edges, and refrigerate until the filling is complete.

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Heavy Cream

To make the filling, mix the pumpkin, flour, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl well.

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Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Pumpkin

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Hand Mixer

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Add the heavy cream and maple syrup, scraping the bowl several times while mixing.

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Heavy Cream

Maple Syrup

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Mix in the beaten eggs.

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Egg

Pour the filling mixture into the pie shell, and bake for 15 minutes. Then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until the filling is almost firm, about 30 minutes.

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Pie Crust

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Remove the pie from the oven and sprinkle the pecan streusel over the top, covering the pie completely. Return the pie to the oven and bake until the filling is just a bit wobbly in the middle and the pecan streusel is golden, 10 to 15 minutes. The total baking time should be 55 to 60 minutes.

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Pecans

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Oven

Cool the pie on a wire rack. The pie is best served at either at room temperature or cold. Before serving, garnish the pie with the Maple Whipped Cream.

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Whipped Cream