PUMPKIN PIE IN SPICED NUT CRUST

By gaster16

Ingredients

• Spiced Nut Crust:
• 1 (16 OZ.) can pumpkin
• 1 (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Spiced nut crust
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1.4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 16-18 pecan halves

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients except spiced nut crust, stir well. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until set. Remove from oven, let cool.

Spiced Nut Crust:

Combine all ingredients except pecan halves, stir well. Press onto bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate. Press pecan halves onto rim of crust at 1" intervals.