Recipe Paradise Pumpkin Pie II (Pie)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Cheesecake Layer: In a small mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese until fluffy.
• Mix in 1/4 cup white sugar.
• Add 1 egg and vanilla extract.
• Stir until mixture is smooth.
• Pour mixture into pastry shell.
• To Make Pumpkin Layer: In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, evaporated milk, and 2 beaten eggs.
• Mix thoroughly, then pour mixture over cheesecake layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 65 minutes, until set in center.
• Remove pie and turn oven to broiler setting.
• To Make Pecan Topping: In a small bowl, mix together softened butter or margarine, brown sugar, and chopped pecans.
• Gently drop mixture by teaspoonfuls over pie, covering top evenly.
• Broil 5 inches below oven coils until mixture begins to bubble, about 3 minutes.
• Do not overcook, or top will become syrupy.
• Cool before serving.

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