THANKSGIVING TREAT ~ WONDERFUL PUMPKIN PIE

~THANKSGIVING TREAT ~

- save room for this!

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( Quoted by Kay Thompson in A COOK'S ALPHABET of QUOTATIONS ~ " You have to eat oatmeal* or you'll dry up. Anybody knows that.)

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WONDERFUL PUMPKIN PIE

Crunchy crust:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup quick oats*

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sweet (unsalted) butter

Combine all ingredients and cut with pastry cutter until crumbly. Press into pie shell. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Filling:

2 cups pumpkin puree

3 eggs

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup heavy cream

3/4 cup half and half

1 tsp. ground ginger

1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. ground allspice

1/2 tsp. ground cardamom

Beat eggs and both sugars until fluffy. Add pumpkin and spices. Whisk in cream and half and half. Pour into above pre-baked pie shell. Bake 25 minutes and add topping.

Topping:

3/4 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp. sweet (unsalted) butter

Combine ingredients and sprinkle over pie. Bake 20 minutes or until filling set (knife inserted comes out clean).

* optional: depending on oven, may want to stick under broiler for additional minute for a rich brown topping.

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