PRALINE PUMPKIN PIE[S] 27 NOVEMBER 2024
I've never really liked pumpkin pie; much too bland & boring. But as it's one of Neal's fave pies (the other is CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN PIE), I looked for something to "fancy it up" and make it more appealing to my sweet tooth. In the days before the internet, I found a praline topping and have made it many times over the past 44 years. Unfortunately, Neal developed a nut allergy when we moved to Florida, so I eliminated the pecans and made what should be known as a STREUSEL PUMPKIN PIE. So you don't NEED to have the pecans if you'd rather not; I haven't shopped for them for nine years, so I've no idea how expensive they've become by now. Mixing station . . .
Dry ingredients . . .
Eggs & pumpkin purée . . . . . . added evaporated milk . . . Putting-it-all-together station . . . What the topping mixture should look like . . . The filling just fits into the crusts . . . . . . but the topping looks awf'ly sparse . . . . . . so I make another batch of topping . . . . . . that's much better! The most difficult part? Getting the pies into the oven, without spilling any (or tripping over a dog), but I did it . . . Actually, I was smart this time and barricaded Emmie in my office so she could sleep instead of pestering me. Gipsy & SweeTea were the pesterers this time, tho they're smart enough to stay under the table to clean up anything that falls on the floor. Out of the oven . . . . . . and cooling on the wire rack . . . . . . "guarded" by RicoBadBoy. How'd it taste? I'm happy to say that, even after my two previous FAILED IT!s HERE and HERE, it tastes delicious; the crunchy topping is just the right complement to the creamy filling. These won't last long! I also think that I prefer the REGULAR crust to the DEEP DISH crust for this pie, altho for apple pie, the DEEP DISH crust works much better. That, too, gets a streusel topping and is called, for some reason, FRENCH APPLE PIE or DUTCH APPLE PIE
THE RECIPE I USED
The last line on the recipe should read COOL on wire rack.

PUMPKIN SPICE BUNDT CAKE
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