Decadent Pecan Pie

Name: Decadent Pecan Pie
Prep time: 3 h 55 min
Cook time: 3 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, melted; 237 milliliters corn syrup; 3 eggs; 237 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters pecan halves or broken pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters shortening; 158 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps cold water

Decadent Pecan Pie is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 494 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. A mixture of butter, sugar, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

In medium bowl, mix flour and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas.

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Shortening

Peas

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Blender

Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).

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All Purpose Flour

Water

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Bowl

Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.

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Shortening

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Heat oven to 375°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; press with times of fork or flute if desired.

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Roll

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Rolling Pin

Oven

In another medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients except pecans with wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Stir in pecans.

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Pecans

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.

Cover edge of pastry with 2- to 3-inch-wide strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.

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Aluminum Foil

Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled before serving. Store in refrigerator.

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Aluminum Foil

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Ingredients

Servings:

79milliliters

butter or margarine, melted 237milliliters

corn syrup 3

eggs 237milliliters

Gold Medal® all-purpose flour 237milliliters

pecan halves or broken pecans 1teaspoons

salt 79milliliters

shortening 158milliliters

sugar 2Tbsps

cold water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 10 dollars per bottle.