Carol L. Cain
Pumpkin Pecan Tart
with Sour cream Pie crust Sour Cream Pie crust: 1/4c & 2tbs sour cream 2Tbs ice water 1tsp sugar 3/4tsp salt 2 1/4c all purpose flour 1/4c cake flour 1/2c chilled unsalted butter (1 stick) 1/2c Chilled solid vegetable shortening Combine sour cream, water sugar and salt in a small bowl. Combine both flours in a large bowl. Cut in butter and shortening with fingers or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add sour cream mixture and stir just until dough forms. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Divide in half. form each half into a ball; flatten into disk. Wrap each disk in plastic and refrigerate 1 hr. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crust: 1/4c finely chopped pecans 1 sour cream pie crust dough disk (see above) Filling: 2c canned solid packed pumpkin 2 lg eggs 1/2c firmly packed golden brown sugar 1/4c sugar 1tsp ground cinnamon 1/2tsp ground ginger 1/8tsp ground cloves Pinch ground nutmeg 1 2/3c half & half 1tsp vanilla extract Topping: 2/3c firmly packed golden brown sugar 1/2c chopped pecans 3Tbs unsalted butter 1c whipped cream (optional) For crust: Sprinkle 1/2 of pecans onto lightly floured work surface. Place piecrust disk atop pecans. Roll dough out to 1/8th in thick round Roll dough up on rolling pin nd transfer to a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Gently press into place. Trim and finish edges. Refrigerate 30 min. For filling: Preheat oven to 400 F. Whisk pumpkin. eggs, both sugars and spices in large bowls to blend. Stir in half & half and vanilla extract. Place pie crust-lines pan on rimmed cookie sheet. Pour filling into pan. Bake until filling sets about 45 min. Cool on rack. Refrigerate tart until cold. About 2 hours. (can be made 6 hours ahead) For topping: Combine sugar and pecans in med. bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is coarse meal. Pre-heat broiler. Sprinkle topping evenly over tart. Broil until sugar melts and bubbles, watching carefully, about 1 min. Cool 15 min Cut into wedges and serve with whipped cream. ****************************************************************************** I hope you enjoy this and your holidays :-) Doris