Irresistible Pecan Pie

Pecan pie is so simple and easy to make, it’s hard to imagine how something so delicious can be made out of such plain ingredients.  I made the basic pie pastry recipe and used one half of the dough for the pie.  The dough can be made in advance and refrigerated.  Just thaw to right about room temperature before rolling.

Roll the pastry dough, line your pie plate and chill while you make the filling.

Here are the ingredients for the pecan pie.  I like to chop the pecans into smaller pieces, but that’s just a personal preference.  Using pecan halves would be fine too.  I used a food processor and pulsed just until the nuts were chopped into smaller pieces.

Melt the butter first for a few seconds in the microwave.

Then add everything else, except the pecans and mix thoroughly.

No special technique required, just mix very well.

Then add the pecans and again mix well.

This is now ready to be poured into the prepared pie shell.

Bake in a 350 F oven for 55 – 60 minutes or until set.

The pie will come out very flaky, in a good sense of the word, because flaky when it comes to pies is a good thing—and… how can I plainly describe that heavenly filling… just delicious!  And that, in my personal, subjective opinion, is just.

Well then, how to jazz this pecan pie up a bit?  I used the unused half of the pastry dough to make some cut-outs, and then baked them on a cookie sheet.

You can decorate the pie with hearts….

…or stars.…

…or stars and stripes….

…and even more stars and stripes!

And when it’s time to serve, you can either have the pie with the cut-outs…

…or just plain, by itself.

Make this for your friends and they’ll think you slaved in the kitchen all day.

Irresistible Pecan Pie

 

Author:

SugaryWinzy

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Super delicious and easy to make pecan pie

Ingredients

• 1 basic pie pastry recipe
• 3 large eggs
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups pecans (chopped is optional)

Preparation

1. Use only half of the pie dough. Roll the dough and fit into a 9-inch pie plate and chill.
2. Melt the butter, then add all ingredients, except pecans, and mix well.
3. Stir in pecans.
4. Pour filling into pie crust. Bake at 350 F for 55 – 60 minutes or until set.

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Basic Pie Crust / Pastry Recipe

 

Author:

SugaryWinzy

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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This delicious basic pastry recipe will yield two 8 or 9-inch single crusts or one 8 or 9-inch double crust

Ingredients

• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 7 – 8 tablespoons cold water

Preparation

1. You can either use a food processor to cut the shortening and butter into the flour and salt, or if you don’t have one, you can also use a pastry blender.
2. Mix flour and salt in food processor bowl.
3. Add shortening and butter and pulse for a few seconds, just until the shortening and butter are evenly distributed and particles are the size of small peas.
4. Add water a tablespoon at a time and pulse about 2 seconds after each addition. Once all the water is added, pulse until the pastry forms a ball. Use only enough water to form a ball. Do not over mix as this will result in a tough crust.
5. If using a pastry blender, after cutting the shortening and butter into the flour and salt, add water a tablespoon at a time and toss the mixture with a fork. After adding all the water, the pastry bind together to form a ball.
6. Wrap the pastry ball in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes. Or if making the pie pastry ahead of time, store the wrapped pie pastry in an airtight container before storing in refrigerator.
7. Divide pastry in half.
8. Flour counter and rolling pin liberally to prevent sticking.
9. Roll half of the pastry to ⅛ inch thickness, or until large enough to cover pie plate
10. Drape the pastry onto the rolling pin and drape over the pie plate. Or you can also fold it into quarters, gently transfer it onto the pie pllate and unfold.
11. Press firmly against bottom and sides. Trim and crimp edges.
12. To make a baked pastry shell, prick sides and bottom with fork, cover bottom with a sheet of parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans to prevent pastry from shrinking. Bake at 450 F for 8 to 10 minutes until light brown. Cool completely before filling.
13. To make a filled double crust pie, drape the rolled pastry over the plate, press firmly against bottom and sides and trim the edges with a sharp knife or kitchen scissors.
14. Add filling, then cover with second half of rolled pastry. Seal and crimp the edges and cut slits in center to allow steam to escape.
15. Bake as per filling recipe.

Notes

Start with chilled ingredients for best results.

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Pecan Pie Recipe and Tutorial