Mimi's Praline Topped Pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (scant)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 1/8 cup molasses
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon butter (softened)

Recipe

• 1 pumpkin pie:.
• 2 in a large bowl put the pumpkin, sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg; mix well.
• 3 add beaten eggs, melted butter, and molasses.
• 4 add the milk, stirring well.
• 5 pour into a crust-lined pie plate.
• 6 preheat oven to 450 degrees and bake the pie for 15 minutes.
• 7 reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for 40 minutes; open oven and crumble the praline topping with fingers and bake for another 10 minutes.
• 8 praline topping:.
• 9 mix the brown sugar, chopped pecans, and softened butter together till crumbly; set aside till ready to put on pie.