2.5tablespoonsunsalted buttercold and cut into cubes
3tablespoonslight brown sugar
½teaspooncinnamon powder
2tablespoonsall purpose flour
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
1cupheavy cream
2tablespoonsgranulated white sugar
¾teaspooncinnamon powder
½teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Pecan Streusel
Prepare the pecan streusel by mixing together flour, sugar, cinnamon and and pecans. I toasted the pecans till fragrant before adding them to the streusel. Add in cold diced butter.
Mix in the butter into the mixture till you get coarse crumbs. Set aside.
Pumpkin Pie filling
Pre heat the oven to 425 F degrees.
Roll out the pie crust. You should roll it out bigger than the size of the pie pan so that you can trim the edges. Transfer the rolled crust to a 9-inch pie pan.
Trim the edges with a kitchen scissor or knife and then crimp the edges using your fingers. Chill the crust in the refrigerator while you make the filling.
Use a blender or using your mixer, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, flour and all the spices.
Add the sugar and cream and mix till it's all smooth and well combined.
Now this step is optional but I do it > At this point transfer the pumpkin pie filling to a saucepan on medium heat. Cook for around 5 minutes or till you start getting a nice aroma of cooked pumpkin and all the spices.
Transfer the filling to the crust.
Bake the pie [without the streusel] for 15 minutes at 425 F degrees and then lower the temperature to 350 and bake for another 25 minutes.
Take out the pie and sprinkle pecan streusel all over the top. Return the pie to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes or till the streusel turns dark brown.
Cool the pie on a wire rack.
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Place the bowl and the whisk attachment in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes before you whip the cream.
Beat heavy cream with the wire whisk attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer till it forms soft peaks.
Add sugar, cinnamon powder and vanilla extract and beat again till the cream form stiff peaks. Set aside.
Serve the pie
Once the pie has cooled for at least 3-4 hours, cut it into slices and serve with some cinnamon whipped cream on top.