Pecan Pie
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Pecan Pie
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Pecan pie is an authentic American pie recipe, traditionally served for Thanksgiving in the United States and in Canada.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup ground walnut (or ground almond)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 12 tablespoons butter very soft), cut into pieces, unsalted
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
For the filling
- 2 cups pecans (unsalted)
- 4 egg
- ½ cup maple syrup (or corn syrup)
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the glaze
- 3 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup (or corn syrup)
Instructions
- In a mixer bowl, combine flour, walnut or almond meal, sugar, salt, and butter until reaching a sandy texture.
- Add the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time until dough is smooth.
- Grease a pie plate with butter.
- Roll the dough on pie plate and cover with plastic wrap.
- Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
- Take ½ cup (50g) of pecans and chop coarsely.
- Beat eggs and sugar vigorously, then stir in softened butter, maple or corn syrup and vanilla.
- Add chopped pecan nuts.
- Pour the mixture over the dough and nicely arrange the whole pecans on top, so as to form a design.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cover the pie with a metal plate or foil during last 10 minutes of cooking to avoid burning the pecan nuts.
- 15 minutes after the end of cooking, heat the glaze ingredients and gently brush it over the nut mixture.
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