Ingredients

2 slightly beaten eggs

1 15-ounce pumpkin

1/4 cup half-and-half, light cream, or milk

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans

2 tablespoons butter, softened

Preparation

  1. Prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Trim; crimp edge. In a large bowl stir together eggs, pumpkin, and half-and-half or milk. Stir in the granulated sugar, flour, lemon peel, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Pour pumpkin mixture into pastry-lined pie plate. Cover the edge of the pie with foil to prevent overbrowning. Bake for 25 minutes.
  2. While that bakes in a medium bowl stir together the brown sugar, pecans, and butter until combined. Remove foil. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over top of pie. Bake for 20 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and topping is golden and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate within 2 hours.