Pecan pie

Name: Pecan pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¼ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick), cut into pieces and chilled; ¼ cup solid vegetable shortening, cut into pieces and chilled; 3 tablespoons cold water; 4 large eggs; ½ cup packed dark-brown sugar; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 cup light corn syrup; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 1½ cups pecan halves; Whipping cream or topping (optional)

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h 35min

Classic pecan pie is always welcome at any holiday table. It's a great contribution if you are celebrating away from home, as it travels well.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:24:43 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories375.7 kcal (19%)

Total Fat19.2 g (27%)

Carbs49.4 g (19%)

Sugars38 g (42%)

Protein4.7 g (9%)

Sodium140.7 mg (7%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour

½ teaspoonsalt

¼ cupunsalted butter

cut into pieces and chilled

¼ cupsolid vegetable shortening

cut into pieces and chilled

3 tablespoonswater

cold

4eggs

large

½ cupdark-brown sugar

packed

½ cupgranulated sugar

1 cuplight corn syrup

1 ½ teaspoonsvanilla extract

1 ½ cupspecan halves

Whipping cream

or topping, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour and salt in a medium bowl. Rub butter and shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender or fingertips until the mixture is the texture of coarse meal.

Step 2

Gradually add water, tossing with a fork, until the mixture begins to mass together. Shape into a ball; flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat eggs slightly in a medium bowl. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, corn syrup and vanilla. Stir in pecans. Roll out pastry to a 12-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Decoratively crimp pastry edge; set pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet. Pour filling into pie shell.

Step 4

Bake or 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted midway between center and rim tests clean. Cool on rack to room temperature. Serve with whipped cream (or topping), if desired.

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