Vanilla Pumpkin Pie

Vanilla Bean Pumpkin Pie:

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup whole milk ⁠
• 1/2 cup heavy cream⁠
• 1 vanilla bean, 1 tsp Vanilla Paste or 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
• 15-oz. can pure pumpkin⁠
• 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar⁠
• 1/2 tsp. table salt⁠
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon⁠
• 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg⁠
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature⁠
• 1-1/2 Tbs. bourbon⁠
• 1 blind-baked Basic Pie Pastry shell⁠

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Fit pie crust dough into a 9-inch pie dish and place it on a baking sheet.
3. Combine pumpkin puree, milk, eggs, cream, Vanilla, all of the spices and pumpkin in a large bowl; mix until combined. Pour into the pie crust.
4. Bake pie at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick or thin knife plunged it into the pie, about 2 inches from the edge, comes out clean. Rotate once or twice during baking. If, while the pie bakes, the tops of the crust becomes too dark, cover with a thin strip of aluminum foil.
5. Remove from the oven, set on a wire rack, and cool completely before serving.