Classic Pumpkin Pie With Maple Whipped Cream And Walnuts Recipes

MAPLE-WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan.
• In large bowl with electric mixer, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Pour into pie crust. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix ¼ cup brown sugar, chopped walnuts and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside.
• Remove pie from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprinkle streusel over pie. Cover crust edge with 3-inch wide strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
• Return to oven; bake 30 to 35 minutes longer or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Serve or refrigerate until serving time.
• To serve, in medium bowl with electric mixer, beat whipping cream and 2 tbsp brown sugar on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
• Serve pie with whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
• Store in refrigerator.

TRADITIONAL PUMPKIN PIE WITH A WALNUT-CRUNCH TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the walnuts, brown sugar and maple syrup in a small mixing bowl.
• Combine the pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, spices and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Mix well.
• Transfer 3/4 cup of the walnut-sugar mixture to the bottom of the pie shell. Pour pumpkin batter over the walnut mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F; bake for an additional 40 to 50 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the pie's center comes out clean).
• Cool pie on a baker's wire rack. Meanwhile, add butter to the remaining walnut-sugar mixture; stir until moistened. Sprinkle over the cooled pie. Broil about 5-inches form heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until bubbly. Cool before serving.
• Provide your guests with their choice of sweetened whipped cream or French vanilla ice cream with a sprinkling of orange zest, and get ready for the applause!

MAPLE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients; beat until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°. Bake 45-50 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and top of pie is set (cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary). Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight or until set., In a small bowl, beat the cream, confectioners' sugar, syrup and pumpkin pie spice until stiff peaks form. Pipe or dollop onto pie. Sprinkle with pecans if desired.