Candied Hazelnut Pumpkin Pie

No rolling pin needed to make the pie crust for this easy recipe, you simply press the dough into the pie plate. Now, how easy is that?!!

Recipe Ingredients:

Crust:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 teaspoon vinegar
5 to 6 tablespoons ice water

Filling:
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons Frangelico liqueur (optional)
1/2 cup sour cream

Candied Hazelnut Topping:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon Frangelico liqueur (optional)
3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup hazelnuts, peeled and chopped

Cooking Directions:

1. For Crust: In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut butter cubes into flour mixture until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle vinegar over flour mixture, tossing with a fork. Sprinkle 5 to 6 tablespoons cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over flour mixture, tossing with a fork each time until dough is moistened and crumbly.
2. Press crumbs firmly on bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
3. For Filling: Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
4. In a bowl, stir together pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, flour, eggs, Frangelico and sour cream; mix well.
5. Pour into pie crust, fold narrow strip of foil over edges of crust to prevent overbrowning; bake 30 minutes.
6. For Topping: In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and Frangelico. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in hazelnuts.
7. Remove foil from pie and sprinkle with topping.
8. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Makes 8 servings.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.