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Pecan: Southern Pecan Pie with Spice Crust

Source of Recipe

Baker's Dozen show


List of Ingredients

Sweet Dough Spice variation -- for a 1 crust pie,
***FILLING***
1 cup dark corn syrup
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter
3 large eggs
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons Bourbon
2 cups pecan halves or pieces -- or a combination,- about 8 ounces
One 9 inch Pyrex pie pan


Recipe

To make the filling, combine corn syrup and sugar in saucepan and stir to mix. Place over low heat and bring to a boil, without stirring. Remove from heat, add butter and allow butter to melt. In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs until liquid and whisk in salt and Bourbon. Whisk in syrup and butter mixture, being careful not to over mix. Allow to cool while rolling and forming the bottom crust.

Set a rack at the lowest level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Arrange pecans in crust. Skim foam from top of filling (or the top will have an unattractively mottled surface) and pour over pecans. With the back of a fork, press the pecans down into the filling so that they are covered. Bake the pie for about 45 minutes, until the crust is baked through and the filling is set and well puffed in the center. Cool the pie on a rack and serve warm or at room temperature.

Variations:
CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE: Use the Cocoa flavored Sweet Dough, above, instead of the Spice Crust. Add 4 ounces coarsely chopped semisweet or bittersweet chocolate to the hot syrup mixture along with the butter. Allow chocolate to melt and whisk filling smooth. Stir the pecans into the filling, rather than pouring it over them.

WALNUT RUM PIE: Replace Bourbon in filling with dark rum; replace pecans with walnut halves and pieces. Use the plain Sweet Dough, rather than the Spice Crust. Substitute other nuts, such as hazelnuts or almonds, or a combination of several kinds of nuts.