Pecan Pie Pockets

Name: Pecan Pie Pockets
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter; 5 servings Confectioners sugar; 158 milliliters light corn syrup; 1 egg yolk, beaten; 2 larges eggs; 355 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 premade pie crust; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 5 servings Vegetable oil, for frying

Pecan Pie Pockets is a Southern recipe that serves 5. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 835 calories, 8g of protein, and 47g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. It works best as a dessert, and is done in roughly 30 minutes. A mixture of butter, eggs, vegetable oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

In a Dutch oven or deep fryer, heat the oil over medium heat to 350 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

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Deep Fryer

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In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter and eggs. Stir in the pecans, vanilla and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce the heat and simmer 10 minutes.

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Corn Syrup

Vanilla

Butter

Pecans

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Sauce Pan

On a lightly floured surface, unroll the pie crust.

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Pie Crust

Cut out rounds using a 4 1/2-inch cutter. Re-roll the dough as needed. Repeat the procedure with the remaining dough.

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Roll

Place 1 pie crust round on a clean, flat surface. Lightly brush the edges of the crust with the beaten egg yolk.

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Crust

Place 1 heaping tablespoon of pecan mixture in the center of the round. Fold the dough over the filling, pressing the edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining rounds and pecan mixture.

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Pecans

Fry the pies in batches until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

Drain on paper towels. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

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Powdered Sugar

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Servings:

79milliliters

butter 5servings

Confectioners' sugar 158milliliters

light corn syrup 1

egg yolk, beaten 2larges

eggs 355milliliters

chopped pecans 1

premade pie crust 0teaspoons

salt 237milliliters

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 5servings

Vegetable oil, for frying

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 Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 26 dollars.