PUMPKIN PIE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING & SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• CRUST- mix flour Sugar, orange zest, and salt in a bowl on low speed for 30 seconds.
• Add butter on low speed until mixture looks crumbly (approx 3 minutes). I use a pastry cutter.
• Add egg and cream, mixing on low speed til dough is just combined.
• Mold dough into a 1-inch-thick disk and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour or for up to a week (or freeze for up to a month).
• FILLING - Place pumpkin into a bowl and whisk in the eggs one at a time.
• Add both sugars, flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt and whisk about 30 seconds.
• Whisk in heavy cream and bourbon.
• STRUESEL TOPPING - Combine flour, both sugars, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor or bowl.
• Add the butter and pulse (or cut) until butter has blended and mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in the walnuts and crystallized ginger.
• ASSEMBLE THE TART.
• Unwrap dough and let it warm up until it is pliable (5-15 minutes).
• Roll the disk into a 13 inch round and drape around a 10 inch tart pan.
• Pour the pumpkin mixture into the unbaked tart crust
• Scatter the struesel topping evenly over the pumpkin mixture.
• Bake until the topping is evenly cooked and no longer looks set in the center (50-65 minutes).
• Let the tart cool for at least 2 hours before serving.
• Serve with lightly sweetend whip cream or with vanilla ice cream.