New Orleans Praline Pumpkin Pie Recipes

PRALINE PUMPKIN PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C.) In a small bowl, combine pecans, 1/3 cup brown sugar and butter. Press firmly into bottom of unbaked pie shell. Bake in oven 10 minutes. Remove crust from oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin, 2/3 cup brown sugar, flour, cloves, mace, cinnamon, salt and ginger. Blend in cream until mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour into partially baked shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until filling is set.

PRALINE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Combine the pecans, sugar and butter; press into the bottom of pie shell.
• Prick sides of pastry with a fork.
• Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes; cool for 5 minutes.
• Combine first eight filling ingredients; stir in pumpkin.
• Gradually add cream.
• Pour into pie shell.
• If desired, sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
• Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Store in the refrigerator.

NEW ORLEANS PRALINE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Crust: Combine flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in shortening and ice water to form ball. Chill. Roll out on floured surface and line 9 inch pie plate. Crimp edge and prick shell with fork. Bake at 450 x 7 to 8 min. Cool. Filling: Combine all ingredients and fill cooled crust. Bake in lower 1/2 of oven at 425 x 15 min. Reduce heat to 350 and cont. baking x 40 min. Cool on rack. Praline: Cream butter and sugar and add pecans and 1/2 and 1/2. Spread on cooled pie and broil until browned and bubbly. Cool. Serve slightly warm or at room temp.

PRALINE-PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Place praline paste in a bowl for an electric mixer. Add sugar and beat, using the paddle attachment, until well combined.
• Sift cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and clove together and add to praline mixture with salt. Mix to combine. Add eggs, one at a time, making sure each one is well incorporated before adding the next.
• Add pumpkin and mix until smooth, scraping the bowl well with a rubber spatula. With mixer running, gradually pour in milk and cream. Mix until well combined. Divide the mixture between the two pie shells. Bake until filling is set, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.

PUMPKIN GINGER PRALINE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees for par-baking crust. While crust is par baking mix sugar, butter and ginger until well blended.
• Take pie shell out of oven and crumble praline mixture over bottom.
• Bake until sides of crust are golden and praline in bubbling, about 12 minutes.
• Check for bubbles (Press them down gently with the back of a spoon) Remove from oven, reduce temperature to 325.
• Whisk pumpkin and dry ingredients together until smooth.
• Add eggs, cream and vanilla and whisk until just blended.
• When praline has hardened but is still warm, pour filling into crust.
• Bake until edge of filling looks slightly dry and center jiggles slightly.
• About 45-50 minutes.
• Cool completely.

NEW ORLEANS PECAN PRALINE PIE

Steps:

• Fill a large heavy duty pot with water and bring water to a boil.
• Remove paper label from condensed milk can.
• Immerse the unopened condensed milk can into the boiling water.
• Reduce heat to medium and cover pot with lid.
• Cook for 3 hours.
• Occasionally check pot to make sure it doesn't boil dry.
• Remove can from water with tongs.
• Place in freezer for one hour, to cool.
• Combine slightly beaten eggs with syrup, sugar, margarine, vanilla and salt.
• Mix well.
• Add chopped pecans and mix well, again.
• Pour pecan pie mixture into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake@ 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
• Filling is done when knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• When done, remove pie from oven and let cool for 1 hour.
• Open cooled condensed milk can.
• Empty contents into small bowl and stir well.
• Pour the carmelized milk onto the top of the pecan pie and spread over the pie.
• Garnish with pecan halves (optional).
• Serve with whipped topping (optional).
• (note) if salted pecans are used, omit the 1/8 tsp.
• of salt from the recipe.