Texas State Fair Pecan Pie

Name: Texas State Fair Pecan Pie
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 stick plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 118 milliliters light corn syrup; 355 milliliters dark brown sugar; 4 larges eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar; 59 milliliters ice water; 723 grams 1/2 cups pecan halves; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 sticks cold unsalted butter; 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped; 10 servings Unsweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving; 3 Tbsps whole milk

The recipe Texas State Fair Pecan Pie could satisfy your Southern craving in around 3 hours and 30 minutes. This dessert has 1200 calories, 14g of protein, and 84g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. If you have plus 4 tablespoons butter, flour, vanillan ice cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event.

Instructions

In a food processor, pulse the flour with the sugar and salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the butter and pulse until it is the size of small peas.

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Butter

Peas

Add the ice water and pulse until the pastry is evenly moistened. Turn it out onto a work surface and knead 2 or 3 times, just until it comes together. Form the pastry into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

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Water

Wrap

Preheat the oven to 35

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Oven

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry 1/8 inch thick; transfer into a deep 10-inch glass pie plate and trim the overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold the edge of the pastry under and crimp the edges. Prick the bottom with a fork in a few places. Freeze for 30 minutes.

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Roll

Line the pie shell with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

Pie Crust

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Baking Paper

Bake for about 25 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edge.

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Oven

Remove the paper and weights and bake the shell for 15 minutes longer, or until it is lightly golden. Leave the oven on.

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Oven

In a pie plate, toast the pecans for 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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Pecans

Toast

Let cool.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, corn syrup, milk, flour, vanilla seeds and salt. Cook over moderate heat just until the mixture comes to a boil.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Seeds

Milk

Salt

Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

In a heatproof bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Gradually whisk in the hot sugar mixture until thoroughly blended.

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Sugar

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Spread the toasted pecans in the bottom of the pie shell and pour the filling on top.

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Pie Crust

Pecans

Spread

Bake for about 45 minutes, or until the center is just barely set and the crust is golden brown.

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Crust

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Oven

Transfer the pie to a rack to cool completely.

Serve with unsweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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Vanilla Ice Cream

Whipped Cream

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Servings:

1stick

plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch dice 118milliliters

light corn syrup 355milliliters

dark brown sugar 4larges

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 177milliliters

granulated sugar 1Tbsp

granulated sugar 59milliliters

ice water 723grams

1/2 cups pecan halves 1teaspoons

salt 1teaspoon

salt 2sticks

cold unsalted butter 1

vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped 10servings

Unsweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving 3Tbsps

whole milk

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. The Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.