Recipe: <!-- -->Vegan Pumpkin Pecan Pie<!-- -->

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening
• 1 package (16-ounce) extra-firm lite silken tofu, pressed for 15 minutes
• 1 can (15-ounce) pumpkin purée
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons maple syrup, divided
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup pecan halves, divided
• Non-dairy topping (optional)