Homemade Pecan Pie

Pecan pie crust and filling made from scratch. Buttery pie crust filled with rich, smooth pecan pie filling and topped with toasted pecans. Delicous pecan pie perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients -
 
Crust:
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons White Sugar
1/2 cup Butter, chilled
1/4 cup ice Water

Filling:
3 Eggs, beaten
3/4 cup Light Corn Syrup
2 tablespoons Dark Corn Syrup
3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons Butter, melted
1 pinch Salt
1/2 cup Pecans, finely crushed
1 cup Pecans, quartered
1 cup Toasted Pecan halves
 
Preparation:
 
Crust:

1. In medium mixing bowl, blend flour, salt, and white sugar.

2. With a pastry knife cut butter into dough mixture, until the butter is in pea size pieces.

3. Slowly add water to the dough mixture, until dough forms a ball.

4. Flatten dough slightly with hands.

5. Roll dough from center to edge into a circle larger than pie plate.

6. Place piecrust into pie plate. Refrigerate until pie filling is ready.

6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Filling:

1. In medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, light and dark corn syrups, brown sugar, butter, salt and finely crushed pecans.

2. Remove piecrust from refrigerator and spread quartered pecans over bottom or crust.

3. Pour pecan pie mixture over quartered pecans, and then arrange toasted pecan halves on top of pie.

4. Bake for one hour until firm.

5. Pie should cool one to four hours before serving.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 
 


Cooking Tip

Toasting Pecans
Preheat oven to 325 F. Spread pecans in a small casserole dish. Add 1 tablespoon butter. Bake 10-15 minutes until pecans are perfectly toasted and pecans give off a wonderful toasty aroma.

Cooking Tip

Sugarless Pie Crust
Combine 2 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in large mixing bowl. Cut in 2/3 cup ice cold butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Slowly stir in 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water with fork just until flour is moistened.


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