Pumpkin Pie With Spiced Nut Crust

This is a must for Thanksgiving. Yummy, serve with whipped cream.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Pie Filling

• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Spiced Nut Crust

• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup butter, plus
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted
• 16 -18  pecan halves

Directions

1. Pie Filling:
2. Combine all ingredients except crust; stir well. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; let cool.
3. Spiced Nut Crust:
4. Combine all ingredients except pecan halves; stir well. Press onto bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Press pecan halves onto rim of crust at 1 inch intervals.