Star Pecan Pie

Name: Star Pecan Pie
Prep time: 1 h 13 min
Cook time: 1 h 13 min
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 177 milliliters light corn syrup; 4 larges eggs; 158 milliliters pecan halves; 355 milliliters chopped pecans, lightly toasted; 18 servings Classic Pastry Shell and Pastry Stars; 0 teaspoons salt; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp whipping cream

The recipe Star Pecan Pie is ready in around 1 hour and 13 minutes and is definitely a spectacular vegetarian option for lovers of Southern food. For 66 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 18. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 226 calories. If you have firmly brown sugar, butter, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Thanksgiving.

Instructions

Prepare dough for Classic Pastry Shell and Pastry Stars.

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Pastry Shells

Dough

Roll three-fourths of dough to 1/8" thickness on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Roll

Place in a 9" pie plate; trim off excess pastry along edges. Fold edges under, and crimp.

Place pastry in refrigerator while preparing Pastry Stars and pie filling.

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Pie Filling

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Roll remaining dough to 1/8" thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using a 1" star-shaped cutter, cut out 12 stars. Repeat procedure using a 1 1/2" star-shaped cutter to cut out 5 stars.

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Dough

Roll

Transfer stars to prepared baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Whisk together 1 egg and cream in a small bowl.

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Cream

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove pastry from refrigerator.

Brush egg wash over Pastry Stars and around crimped edge of pastry.

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Egg

Whisk remaining 3 eggs in a bowl.

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Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in brown sugar and next 4 ingredients; stir in chopped pecans.

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Pecan Pieces

Brown Sugar

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Whisk

Pour filling into pastry shell. Arrange pecan halves around outer edge of filling. Arrange Pastry Stars on top of pie.

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Pastry Shells

Pecan Halves

Bake at 350 on bottom oven rack for 50 to 55 minutes or until filling is set and pastry stars are browned.

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Oven

Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Pecan Pie with Grand Marnier: Prepare main recipe as directed above, but add 2 Tbsp. Grand Marnier to filling and substitute 1 tsp. orange extract for vanilla.

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Orange Extract

Grand Marnier

Vanilla

Pecans

Bake as directed.

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Oven

Chocolate Pecan Pie: Prepare main recipe as directed above, but add 2 (1-oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted, to filling along with butter.

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Unsweetened Baking Chocolate

Chocolate

Butter

Pecans

Bake as directed.

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Servings:

237milliliters

firmly packed dark brown sugar 177milliliters

light corn syrup 4larges

eggs 158milliliters

pecan halves 355milliliters

chopped pecans, lightly toasted 18servings

Classic Pastry Shell and Pastry Stars 0teaspoons

salt 6Tbsps

unsalted butter, melted 2teaspoons

vanilla extract 1Tbsp

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well 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 J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 22 dollars.