This pecan pie is the best I've ever had! It's not cloyingly sweet, because here is no corn syrup in the recipe. Instead, maple syrup and molasses gives this pie just the right balance of sweetness and flavor.
Course Dessert
Keyword Pecan Pie
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Cooling Time 4 hourshours
Total Time 5 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 839kcal
Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net
Ingredients
PATEE BRISEE PIE CRUST: (You can substitute one 9-inch unbaked pie shell chilled in pie plate for 30 minutes)
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonsugar
1cupunsalted butter(2-sticks), chilled and cut into small pieces
1/4 to 1/2cupice water
PIE FILLING:
1cupmaple syrup
1cuplight brown sugarpacked
1/2cupheavy cream
1tablespoonmolasses
4tablespoonsunsalted buttercut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2teaspoonsalt
6large egg yolkslightly beaten
1 1/2cups pecanstoasted and chopped
Instructions
PIE CRUST:
In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without being wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill at least 1 hour. Dough may be stored, frozen, up to 1 month.
FILLING:
Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450°F.
Heat sugar, syrup, cream, and molasses in saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
Whisk butter and salt into syrup mixture until combined. Whisk in egg yolks until incorporated.
Scatter pecans in pie shell. Carefully pour filling over.
Place pie in hot oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
Bake until filling is set and center jiggles slightly when pie is gently shaken, 45 to 60 minutes.
Cool pie on rack for 1 hour, then refrigerate until set, about 3 hours and up to 1 day.
Bring to room temperature before serving.
Notes
NOTE: Regular or mild molasses tastes best in this pie.Recipe source: Cook's Country October/November 2009