Name: Homemade Pecan Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 & 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 Tablespoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons of vegetable shortening, cold; 4 Tablespoons ice water; 4 eggs; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup corn syrup; 1/3 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup melted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups toasted chopped pecans

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Homemade Pecan Pie. A delicious pie all made from scratch and super easy too! Perfect for Thanksgiving and freezer friendly

Homemade Pecan Pie! Everyone loves a good pecan pie and this recipe is a winner!

This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our great cooks, Carina. She's always coming up with great recipes, and here we have Homemade Pecan Pie.
It's a wonderfully made from scratch recipe and the aroma when this is baking is really amazing!

The filling for this pecan pie is certainly decadent, and not for anyone on a diet! The combination of the maple syrup and brown sugar makes for a delicious taste. Combine that with the buttery pie crust, giving you a nice crisp base, you have the perfect homemade pecan pie.

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This pecan pie is freezer friendly so you could make ahead and simply defrost on the day. Serve this as part of your Thanksgiving desserts or indeed, make it any time. After all, who says you can only eat pecan pie at Thanksgiving? When something tastes so good then eat it any time you wish!

So let's get straight to the recipe and see how we make Carina's homemade pecan pie recipe. Please enjoy!
Recipe by Carina Duclos

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7) Homemade Pecan Pie

8) Delicious Nut Recipes and other snacks

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Yield

One 9 & ½ inch pie

Ingredients

For the pastry

1 & ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbs. sugar
¼ tsp. salt
⅓ cup cold unsalted butter
3 tbsp of vegetable shortening ( cold)
4 Tbs ice water

The Filling

4 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
⅓ cup corn syrup
⅓ cup maple syrup
¼ cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
2 cups toasted chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F, and place the pecans on a bake tray and toast for 5 - 8 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Roughly chop the pecan nuts, and set aside some pecan halves for decorating on the top.

Make the pastry

2. I use my stand mixer with the paddle. Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the mixing bowl. Run the mixer at low speed for 10 seconds, just to combine the ingredients evenly.
3. Cut the butter into cubes and add the butter and shortening to the mixingk bowl.

4. Mix at medium speed for a few minutes until the mixture appears like a crumble.

If making the pastry by hand, follow steps 2 – 4 by using 2 round-bladed knives and mixing together until the mixture resembles crumble.

5. Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time with the mixer at medium speed. To test the pie dough, stop the mixer and squeeze a piece of dough. If the dough crumbles, mix for a little longer until the dough holds together. If it does not hold together with time, add 1 tablespoon of water, mix again, and repeat until the dough holds together.

6. When the dough is done, it should come together in the mixer bowl. Do not overmix or the crust will be tough.

By hand – continue using your knives to mix the ingredients whilst adding water. When the dough begins to hold together, use your hands to bring the dough together into a ball. try not to handle the dough too much as this will result in the dough being tough and chewy.

7. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight.

8. When ready to roll, take it out of the fridge and roll it with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface.

9. Roll out the pastry to fit your 9 & ½ inch pie plate so the pastry goes up the sides and a little over the edge of the pie plate.

Make the filling

10. Beat the eggs and everything else except the toasted pecans and the pecan halves. Once combined, add the chopped pecans. Transfer to your prepared pie dish. Arrange pecan halves on top

11. Cook for 10 minutes at 400 F in the lower rack, then after 10 minutes, move the pie to the middle rack, and reduce the oven temperature to 350 F and cook for another 30 to 35 minutes.

When done, serve warm or allow to cool and serve with some whipped cream or ice cream and enjoy!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our homemade pecan pie recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

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Homemade Pecan Pie

Yield: 6 - 8

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Homemade Pecan Pie. A delicious pie all made from scratch and super easy too!

Ingredients

For the pastry:

1 & ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup cold unsalted butter
3 tablespoons of vegetable shortening, cold
4 Tablespoons ice water

The Filling:

4 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
⅓ cup corn syrup
⅓ cup maple syrup
¼ cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups toasted chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat the oven 400F, and place the pecans on a bake tray and toast for 5 - 8 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Roughly chop the pecan nuts, and set aside some pecan halves for decorating on the top.

Make the pastry.

I use my stand mixer with the paddle. Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the bowl. Run the mixer at low speed for 10 seconds, just to combine the ingredients evenly.
Cut the butter into cubes, then add the butter and shortening to the mixing bowl.
Mix at medium speed for a few minutes until the mixture appears like a crumble.

*** If making the pastry by hand, follow steps 2 - 4 by using 2 round bladed knives and mixing together until the mixture resembles crumble.

Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time with the mixer at medium speed. To test the pie dough, stop the mixer and squeeze a piece of dough. If the dough crumbles, mix for a little longer until the dough holds together. If it does not hold together, add 1 tablespoon of water, mix again, and repeat until the dough holds together.
When the dough is ready, it should come together in a rough mass in the mixer bowl but not form a ball. Do not overmix or the crust will be tough.

***** By hand - continue using your knives to mix the ingredients whilst adding water. When the dough begins to hold together, use your hands to bring the dough together into a ball. Try not to handle the dough too much as this will result in the dough being tough and chewy.

Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
When ready to roll, take it out of the fridge and roll it with a rolling pin.
Roll out the pastry to fit your 9 & ½ inch pie plate so the pastry goes up the sides and a little over the edge of the pie plate.

Make the filling:

Beat the eggs and everything else except the toasted pecans and the pecan halves. Mix well then add the chopped pecans. Transfer to your prepared pie dish. Arrange pecan halves on top
Cook for 10 minutes at 400 F on the lower rack, then after 10 minutes, move the pie to the middle rack, and reduce the oven temperature to 350 F and cook for another 30 to 35 minutes.
When done, serve warm or allow to cool and serve with some whipped cream or ice cream and enjoy!

Delicious Nut Recipes and other snacks

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Mini Almond Pastries

Mini Almond Pastries.
These Mini Almond Pastries have a deliciously smooth, sweet, almond paste filling and are wrapped in crispy, light puff pastry. Quick and easy to make, and perfect for a tea time treat.

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
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Coffee Walnut Sandwich Cake

Coffee Walnut Sandwich Cake.
The best coffee and walnut cake, a classic British afternoon tea cake, layers of soft and fluffy coffee cake with chopped walnuts throughout, adds a great flavor and texture, frosted with coffee cream cheese frosting. A pure delight to eat!