Praline-pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• 3 1/2 tablespoons ice water
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• cooking spray
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 combine 1/4 cup flour and ice water; stir with a whisk until well-blended.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 combine 3/4 cup flour, granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 5 add ice-water mixture; mix with a fork until flour mixture is moist.
• 6 gently press mixture into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap.
• 7 roll dough, still covered, into an 11-inch circle; chill 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.
• 8 remove 1 sheet of plastic wrap.
• 9 fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray; remove top sheet of plastic wrap.
• 10 fold edges of dough under; flute.
• 11 pierce bottom and sides with a fork.
• 12 place a 10-inch square of foil over dough.
• 13 place pie weights evenly over foil.
• 14 bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
• 15 remove foil and pie weights.
• 16 combine pumpkin and next 12 ingredients; stir well with a whisk.
• 17 pour into crust.
• 18 bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes; shield edges of crust with foil after 30 minutes.
• 19 combine nuts, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup.
• 20 sprinkle over pie; bake an additional 15 minutes or until filling is set.
• 21 cool completely on a wire rack.