Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Pastry Crust

Name: Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Pastry Crust
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams pumpkin; 1 large egg; 2 larges egg whites; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided; 79 milliliters granulated sugar; 4 Tbsps ice water; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps molasses; 3 Tbsps ground pecans, toasted; 2 Tbsps powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons pumpkin-pie spice; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters fat-free sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps vegetable shortening

Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Pastry Crust is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 242 calories. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. Head to the store and pick up molasses, vegetable shortening, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare crust, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife.

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Crust

All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine 1/4 cup flour, ice water, and lemon juice, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry.

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Lemon Juice

Water

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Combine remaining 3/4 cup flour, pecans, powdered sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Powdered Sugar

Shortening

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Add slurry; toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist.

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All Purpose Flour

Gently press mixture into a 4-inch circle on 2 sheets of overlapping heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll dough, still covered, into a 12-inch circle. Freeze dough 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can easily be removed.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Remove dough from the freezer.

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Dough

Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap; let dough stand 1 minute or until pliable. Fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray, allowing the dough to extend over edge.

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Cooking Spray