Pecan Pie

Name: Pecan Pie
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 118 milliliters cold butter (1 stick), diced; 177 milliliters light corn syrup; 118 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters chopped pecans; 473 milliliters chopped toasted pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Pecan Pie might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 661 calories, 8g of protein, and 41g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a dessert. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up flour, egg, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the flour, pecans, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until combined, and then add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles yellow cornmeal mixed with bean-size bits of butter, about 10 pulses.

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Yellow Cornmeal

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Pecans

All Purpose Flour

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Salt

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Add the egg and pulse 1 to 2 times; don't let the dough form into a ball in the machine. (If the dough is very dry add up to 1 tablespoon cold water.)

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Dough

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Remove the bowl from the machine, remove the blade, and bring the dough together by hand. Form the dough into a disk, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Roll the dough out with a rolling pin on a lightly-floured surface into a 12-inch circle about 1/8-inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

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Transfer the dough to a 9-inch pie pan and trim the edges, leaving about 1 inch extra hanging over the edge. Tuck the overhanging dough underneath itself to form a thick edge that is even with the rim. Flute the edge as desired. Freeze the pie shell for about 30 minutes.

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Pie Crust

Dough

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Pie Form

Meanwhile for the filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Mix together the pecans, syrup, dark brown sugar, light brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl.

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Light Brown Sugar

Dark Brown Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

Pecans

Syrup

Salt

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Bowl

Whisk the beaten eggs into the filling until smooth.

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Egg

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Whisk

Put the pie shell onto a baking sheet and pour in the filling.

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Pie Crust

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Baking Sheet

Bake on the lower oven rack until the edges are set but the center is still slightly loose, 40 to 45 minutes. (If the edges get very dark, cover them with aluminum foil halfway through baking.) Cool the pie on a rack, and then serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

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Servings:

118milliliters

cold butter (1 stick), diced 177milliliters

light corn syrup 118milliliters

packed dark brown sugar 1large

egg, lightly beaten 3

eggs, lightly beaten 296milliliters

all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 118milliliters

packed light brown sugar 59milliliters

chopped pecans 473milliliters

chopped toasted pecans 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoons

fine salt 2teaspoons

sugar 5Tbsps

unsalted butter, melted 2teaspoons

pure vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks 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.