Kabocha Crème Fraîche Pie with Candied Pecans : Foodwise

Ingredients

• 1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 stick cold unsalted butter, popped in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes as you assemble the rest of ingredients
• 2 ½ to 3 tablespoons ice water
• 4 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon dark corn syrup
• 2 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 medium kabocha squash (2 pounds)
• 20 hard (1.5-inch) gingersnap cookies
• 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• ½ heaping cup of granulated sugar
• ½ heaping cup of light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 ½ cups creme fraiche
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature