Pumpkin Pie with Maple and Buttered Pecan Ice Cream

This is a plate full of autumn goodness! I have been testing recipes for my favorite pumpkin pie, and I loved this one. It is from one of my top cookbooks, Flour, from a bakery in Boston, which also has amazing recipes that are challenging and delicious. This pumpkin pie requires you to cook the pumpkin puree for almost an hour, which turns it into a thick, dark, and flavorful paste. Adding several spices complements it well. As for the ice cream, it comes from my favorite ice cream cookbook- Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, which is full of unique and artisanal ice cream recipes. They are so creamy and make me never want to buy ice cream from the store again! This recipe for maple ice cream is now one that I often crave, because it has a nice maple flavor (syrup is cooked down so it is thick, and flavor is concentrated) and the salty and buttery pecans are perfect add-ins. These two recipes belong together!