Blue-Ribbon Pecan Pie
Source of Recipe
Saveur
Recipe Introduction
"This pecan pie's toffee-like interior and beautiful bronze top layer of halved pecans won Rubyane Surritte first place in the pie contest at Oklahoma's Drummond Ranch. This recipe first appeared in our August/September 2013 Heartland issue."
Recipe Link: https://tinyurl.com/rvetyusf List of Ingredients
◦ Flour, for dusting
◦ � recipe Buttery Pie Dough
◦ 1 cup light corn syrup
◦ � cup granulated sugar
◦ � cup packed light brown sugar
◦ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
◦ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
◦ � teaspoon kosher salt
◦ 3 eggs, lightly beaten
◦ 1 � cups roughly chopped pecans, plus � cup halves
Recipe
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edges and crimp; chill 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 350� F. Whisk corn syrup, sugars, butter, vanilla, salt, and eggs in a bowl; fold in chopped pecans. Distribute filling evenly over dough; arrange pecan halves decoratively around inside edge of the pie crust.
Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is set, about 1 hour. Let cool completely before serving.
Serves 8
Buttery Pie Dough:
◦ 3 cups flour
◦ 2 teaspoons kosher salt
◦ 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
◦ � cup ice-cold water
Pulse flour, salt, and butter in a food processor into pea-size crumbles. Add water; pulse until dough comes together. Divide dough in half and flatten each half into a disk. Wrap disks in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour before using.
Makes enough for 2 pie crusts
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