Shelly's Recipe

CANDIED HAZELNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Category: Pies - Fruit

Crust:
2 cups flour
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 tsp vinegar
5 to 6 tbsp ice water

Pumpkin Pie:
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tbsp flour
3 eggs, beaten
2 tbsp Frangelico liqueur (optional)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 9-inch unbaked pie crust

Candied Hazelnut Topping:
2 tbsp flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tbsp Frangelico liqueur (optional)
3 tbsp cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup hazelnuts, peeled and chopped

Pie Crust: In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut butter cubes into flour mixture until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle vinegar over flour mixture, tossing with a fork. Sprinkle 5 to 6 tbsp cold water, 1 tbsp at a time, over flour mixture, tossing with a fork each time until dough is moistened and crumbly. Press crumbs firmly on bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

Filling: Preheat oven to 375. In a bowl, stir together pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, flour, eggs, Frangelico and sour cream; mix well. Pour into pie crust, fold narrow strip of foil over edges of crust to prevent over browning; bake 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, make topping. In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and Frangelico. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in hazelnuts.

Remove foil from pie and sprinkle with topping. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

NOTE: Substitute crust with a 9 inch frozen pie crust.