Roasted pecan butter pecan pie (Louisiana cajun)
Roasted pecan butter pecan pie (Louisiana cajun) recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- Dough:
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 7 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut up
- 1/4 cup ice water
- Pecan filling:
- 1/2 cup pecan pieces or halves, dry roasted until dark
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, cooled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecan halves
Recipe method:
- Sift 1 cup of the flour and the salt into a large bowl.
- Add butter, and working quickly with a light touch, cut butter into the flour with a spoon and fingertips until mixture is the texture of coarse cornmeal.
- Add ice water and stir until well blended.
- Form the dough into a ball and place on a flat surface floured with the remaining 3 tablespoons flour.
- With a floured rolling pin, roll out dough to a thickness of 1/4 to 1/8 inch.
- Place an ungreased 8 1/2 inch round pie pan face down on top of the dough and cut around the pan, leaving a 3/4 inch border.
- Lightly flour the top of the dough and fold it in quarters.
- Carefully place dough in the pie pan, with the points of the folded dough centered.
- Unfold dough and line the pan bottom and sides, gently pressing dough into place and draping a little over the rim.
- Flute the edges. Refrigerate prepared pie shell until ready to use.
- Process roasted pecans in a food processor until they become a relatively smooth butter, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping sides down as needed with a rubber spatula.
- Place eggs in a medium size bowl of an electric mixer and beat on high speed a few seconds until frothy.
- Add sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla, salt, and pecan butter.
- Beat on medium speed a few seconds until well mixed, pushing sides down as needed.
- Stir in the unroasted pecan halves. Pour mixture into prepared pie shell.
- Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 325 degrees F and bake until filling is browned on top and crust on edges is lightly browned, about 40 minutes more.
- Remove from oven and let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
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