Caramel Pecan Pumpkin Pie
2 eggs
1 15oz can pumpkin
1/4 c half and half
3/4 c granulated sugar
1 tblsp all purpose flour
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp allspice
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1/2 c chopped pecans
2 tblsp butter softened
1 batch of never fail pie crust (see apple pie recipe in above post)
Preheat oven 375
Combine beaten eggs, pumpkin and half and half, mix well. Add sugar, flour and lemon zest, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg & allspice. Stir in well.
Pour into the pastry pie crust. (to prevent overbrowning you can cover the edges of the pie crust with foil) Bake for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, for topping, stir brown sugar, pecans and butter together til well combined.
Remove foil from pie, sprinkle with topping and bake 15 to 20 minutes more until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Top should be bubbly and golden. Cool on wire rack. Refridgerate 2 hours and then serve.