Pumpkin Ginger Praline Pie

Kirstin in the Couv's Note:

Simply The best pumpkin pie recipe

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

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• 1 (9 inch) classic pie crusts , par-baked for 10 minutes (see Classic Pie Crust, Idiot Proof Step-By-Step Photo Tutorial)

Ginger Praline

• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon finely minced gingerroot

Filling

• 1 2⁄3; cups sugar pie pumpkin, pureed or 1 2⁄3; cups canned pumpkin
• 2⁄3; cup brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pinch clove
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees for par-baking crust. While crust is par baking mix sugar, butter and ginger until well blended.
2. Take pie shell out of oven and crumble praline mixture over bottom.
3. Bake until sides of crust are golden and praline in bubbling, about 12 minutes.
4. Check for bubbles (Press them down gently with the back of a spoon) Remove from oven, reduce temperature to 325.
5. Whisk pumpkin and dry ingredients together until smooth.
6. Add eggs, cream and vanilla and whisk until just blended.
7. When praline has hardened but is still warm, pour filling into crust.
8. Bake until edge of filling looks slightly dry and center jiggles slightly.
9. About 45-50 minutes.
10. Cool completely.

Reviews

[Panino]

The flavor of this pumpkin pie rises above all others! It is absolutely yummy, and , really when can we say that about most pumpkin pies? Daughter did a "trial run" with this, and it will be on our Thanksgiving table tomrrow! Thank you so much for this great recipe!

[jane dough]

I have made this several times...by request. It is extra-special and always well received. The ginger praline is a flavorful addition.

[-Sheri-]

Yummy.