Pumpkin Black Walnut Pie

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Press crust into pie pan and prick bottom several times with a fork and bake the pastry shell until very lightly browned about 7 minutes.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat together the remaining ingredients except the walnuts until smooth. Stir in 1/3 cup walnuts. Pour the mixture into the cooled pastry shell and sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the filling.
4. Bake until the filling has set and a knife inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.