Pumpkin-Pecan Pie with Whiskey Butter Sauce

Pumpkin-Pecan Pie with Whiskey Butter Sauce
This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 673 calories, 7g of protein, and 34g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt, corn syrup, heavy cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Pie Crust
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Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
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Add the butter and incorporate with your fingertips until the mixture resembles very coarse cornmeal.
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Sprinkle the water over the flour mixture in tablespoon increments, stirring continuously with a fork. Form the dough into a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Pumpkin Filling
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Combine all the ingredients thoroughly in a medium bowl; set aside.
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Pecan Syrup
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Combine all the ingredients thoroughly in a medium bowl; set aside.
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Assembly
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Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease an 8-inch springform cake pan.
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Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to 3/16 inch. Very lightly flour the top of the dough and fold it into quarters. Carefully place the dough in the greased cake pan. Press firmly in place and trim the edges. Chill for 15 minutes.
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Spoon the Pumpkin Filling into the pan, spreading evenly to distribute. Gently pour the Pecan Syrup on top.
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Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cool and serve with
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Whiskey Butter Sauce.
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Whiskey Butter Sauce
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Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler set over gently simmering water.
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Beat the sugar and egg in a small bowl until blended. Stir the egg mixture into the butter.
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Add the hot water and stir until the mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 7 minutes.
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Remove from the double boiler and let cool to room temperature. Stir in the cream and whiskey.
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Recipe adapted from New Tastes from Texas by Stephan Pyles, 1998 Clarkson Potter
DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score4
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