Pecan Pie

Name: Pecan Pie
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 237 milliliters corn syrup; 3 eggs; 473 milliliters flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 355 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 Tbsps cold water; 8 servings Whipped cream, chopped nuts and mint, for garnish; 237 milliliters lard

The recipe Pecan Pie could satisfy your Southern craving in roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. For $1.23 per serving, you get Head to the store and pick up pecans, butter, flour, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

In a large bowl, place the lard and butter.

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Butter

Lard

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Bowl

Add the flour and salt and rub together with fingers to form small balls.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add the cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing the flour mixture in between each tablespoon. Only add enough water until dough comes together in one large ball.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Spread some flour on a piece of waxed paper and place the dough on it.

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Spread

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sprinkle some more flour on top of the dough and proceed to roll out the dough until desired thickness, about 1/8-inch thick. Fold the dough over once to make a half moon and again to make it a quarter moon.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Remove the dough from the waxed paper and place into a 9-inch pie pan. Unfold the dough so that it covers the entire pan. Press dough gently into pan. Using a fork, crimp the edges of the dough along the edge of the pie pan and cut away excess dough with a pairing knife. Set the pie shell aside.

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Pie Crust

Dough

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Pie Form

Knife

Frying Pan

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a bowl, combine the corn syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs.

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Corn Syrup

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Oven

Mix with a whisk until well incorporated.

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Whisk

Place the pecans in the pie shell and pour mixture over nuts. Be careful not to overflow the shell.

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Pie Crust

Pecans

Nuts

Bake the pie for 45 minutes. The pie should be firm and golden brown.

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Let pie cool before cutting. Pie may be garnished with whipped cream, nuts and mint.

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Whipped Cream

Mint

Nuts

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Servings:

2Tbsps

butter 2Tbsps

butter, melted 237milliliters

corn syrup 3

eggs 473milliliters

flour 237milliliters

granulated sugar 355milliliters

chopped pecans 1teaspoon

salt 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 4Tbsps

cold water 8servings

Whipped cream, chopped nuts and mint, for garnish 237milliliters

lard

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. 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. One wine you could try is Steppe Cellars Dry Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.