For many years, R - the Precise Kitchen Elf - has been my pumpkin pie maker. I think his first one was in 2012 ( here ). Though one of my favorite versions was his Pumpkin Pye - with a 'y' - because it had a rye flour crust. For this year's Ab Ovo Usque Ad Mala Thanksgiving menu , I asked him to make a Pumpkin Tourte, inspired by The Chef's Secret - A Companion Cookbook by Crystal King . Okay, I'll be honest: I attempted Crystal's Pumpkin Tourte once earlier this year. And it was a disaster of my own making ; I was rushing and forgot to add the sugar! Yeah, that's a major error for a dessert, you know. For Thanksgiving I purchased some great heirloom pumpkins from Farmer Jamie at Serendipity Farms , then I roasted up the Butterkin (a butternut squash-pumpkin hybrid) and a Cinderella pumpkin. Since Crystal's recipe doesn't specify a crust recipe, R used our tried and true... Ingredients makes two 9" tourtes Pumpkin Pur...