Pumpkin Recipe's #3 Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Pie with Hazelnut Crust

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Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Pie with Hazelnut Crust

Makes: 8 servingsServing size: 1  sliceYield: 8 slices

Prep 40 minsChill 30 minsBake 350° 50 mins
ingredients

• 1recipeHazelnut Pastry
• 18 ounce packagecream cheese, softened
• 4tablespoons dulce de leche
• 1egg
• 1 1/4cups canned pumpkin
• 1/2cup evaporated milk
• 2eggs
• 1/3cup sugar
• 2tablespoons hazelnut or almond liqueur (optional)
• 1 1/2teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1recipeDulce de Leche-Hazelnut Whipped Cream
• Chopped hazelnuts (filberts), toasted (optional)
• Dulce de leche

directions

1.On a floured surface, roll Hazelnut Pastry into a 12-inch circle. Ease pastry circle into a 9-inch pie plate without stretching it. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond outside edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edge as desired.

2.In a small mixing bowl beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of the dulce de leche with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 egg; beat on medium speed until smooth. Spread evenly in the pastry-lined plate. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.

3.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl whisk together pumpkin, evaporated milk, 2 eggs, sugar, the remaining 2 tablespoons dulce de leche, the hazelnut liqueur (if desired), and pumpkin pie spice. Carefully pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer.

4.Cover edge of pie loosely with foil. Bake for 25 minutes; remove foil. Bake about 25 minutes more or until filling is set in the center. Cool on a wire rack.

5.To serve, top pie with Dulce de Leche-Hazelnut Whipped Cream, sprinkle with hazelnuts (if desired), and drizzle with additional dulce de leche (if necessary, stir in a little milk to thin for drizzling).

Hazelnut Pastry

ingredients

• 1cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4cup finely ground hazelnuts (filberts), almonds, or all-purpose flour
• 1/4teaspoon salt
• 1/3cup shortening
• 4 - 5tablespoons ice water

directions

1.In a medium bowl stir together all-purpose flour, hazelnuts, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the ice water over part of the flour mixture; toss with a fork. Push moistened pastry to one side of the bowl. Repeat moistening flour mixture, using 1 tablespoon of the ice water at a time, until all the flour mixture is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons ice water total). Gather flour mixture into a ball, kneading gently until it holds together.

nutrition facts (Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Pie with Hazelnut Crust)

• Servings Per Recipe 8,
 
• cal. (kcal) 496,
 
• Fat, total (g) 35,
 
• chol. (mg) 152,
 
• sat. fat (g) 17,
• carb. (g) 37,
 
• Monosaturated fat (g) 12,
 
• Polyunsaturated fat (g) 4,
 
• Trans fatty acid (g) 1,
• fiber (g) 2,
 
• sugar (g) 21,
 
• pro. (g) 9,
 
• vit. A (IU) 6919,
 
• vit. C (mg) 2,
 
• Thiamin (mg) 0,
• Riboflavin (mg) 0,
 
• Niacin (mg) 1,
 
• Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
 
• Folate (µg) 50,
 
• Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
 
• sodium (mg) 243,
 
• Potassium (mg) 308,
 
• calcium (mg) 159,
 
• iron (mg) 2,
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Dulce de Leche-Hazelnut Whipped Cream

ingredients

• 1tablespoon dulce de leche
• 2teaspoons hazelnut or almond liqueur (optional)
• 1cup whipping cream

directions

1.Place dulce de leche in a chilled small mixing bowl. If desired, add hazelnut liqueur. Beat with the chilled beaters of an electric mixer on medium to high speed until smooth. Add whipping cream. Beat on medium speed just until stiff peaks begin to form (tips stand straight).

nutrition facts (Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Pie with Hazelnut Crust)

• Servings Per Recipe 8,
 
• cal. (kcal) 496,
 
• Fat, total (g) 35,
 
• chol. (mg) 152,
 
• sat. fat (g) 17,
• carb. (g) 37,
 
• Monosaturated fat (g) 12,
 
• Polyunsaturated fat (g) 4,
 
• Trans fatty acid (g) 1,
• fiber (g) 2,
 
• sugar (g) 21,
 
• pro. (g) 9,
 
• vit. A (IU) 6919,
 
• vit. C (mg) 2,
 
• Thiamin (mg) 0,
• Riboflavin (mg) 0,
 
• Niacin (mg) 1,
 
• Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
 
• Folate (µg) 50,
 
• Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
 
• sodium (mg) 243,
 
• Potassium (mg) 308,
 
• calcium (mg) 159,
 
• iron (mg) 2,
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet