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Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - cjs - 12-16-2011
My neighbor asked me this morning if I would please make him a pecan pie for his Christmas present...what's funny about this, is I don't even give him a Christmas present!!
Anyway, I'm not a big fan, to me they are so sweet they make my teeth curl. Please, someone must love them and make them...thanks.
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - Gourmet_Mom - 12-16-2011
I'll have to ask Mom. Her's is pretty good.
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - BarbaraS - 12-16-2011
Jean,
This may be overwhelming:
http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/recipes/133986233.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/recipes/34650749.html
I hope the links work, if not, let me know.
Barbara
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - cjs - 12-16-2011
Have you tried either one of these, Barbara??
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - karyn - 12-16-2011
Boy has life been busy...I've missed you guys! This is my go-to pecan pie recipe. I think the toasted pecans make all the difference:
* Exported for MasterCook 4 by Living Cookbook *
Pecan Pie
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 recipe Your favorite pie crust
Filling:
6 Tbs unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp table salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1 Tbs vanilla extract
2 cups whole pecans (8 ounces), toasted and
-- chopped into small pieces
1. Place rolled pie crust into a 9" pie plate and flute the edges.
2. Chill shell until firm, about 1 hour. Prick sides and bottom with fork
and line entire shell with heavy-duty aluminum foil, pressing foil firmly
shell and extending it over fluted rim. Prick foil
with fork and return shell to refrigerator while oven is
heating.
3. Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 400 degrees.
Bake, pressing once or twice with mitt-protected hands, if necessary, to
flatten any puffing, until crust is firmly set, about 15 minutes. Remove
foil and continue to bake until bottom begins to color, about 10 minutes
longer. Remove from oven, brush sides and bottom with egg yolk, and return
to oven until yolk glazes over, about 1 minute longer. Remove from oven, and
set aside while preparing the filling.
3. Lower oven temperature to 275 degrees. Place pie shell in oven if not
still warm.
4. For Pie: Melt butter in medium heatproof bowl set in skillet of water
maintained at just below simmer. Remove bowl from skillet; mix in sugar and
salt with wooden spoon until butter is absorbed. Beat in eggs, then corn
syrup and vanilla. Return bowl to hot water; stir until mixture is shiny and
warm to the touch, about 130 degrees. Remove from heat; stir in pecans.
5. Pour mixture into warm shell; bake until center feels set yet soft,
like gelatin, when gently pressed, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer pie to rack;
let cool completely, at least 4 hours. Serve pie at room temperature or
warm, with lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - BarbaraS - 12-16-2011
Jean,
Sorry, my fillings would need some over-fillings if I EVER ate pecan pie again!
They just looked good and the Philly Inquirer doesn't publish recipes because they can. They publish some pretty good ones. Sorry, I just posted what I could find.
If you go to allrecipes.com and enter in your criteria, "pecan pie", then sort on ratings highest-to-lowest, you'll get a great smattering of recipes and reviews. I've found this site really helpful.
Barbara
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - Mare749 - 12-17-2011
Karyn's recipe sounds pretty good to me. Might just have to make one. Haven't had it in years and I used to love it.
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - cjs - 12-17-2011
Thanks Barbara, but I really do want to try one that has someone's seal of approval since I'm making it for someone else.
Karyn, yours does sound good - thanks.
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - cjs - 12-17-2011
I guess maybe I'm getting to old to cook.....I forgot to brush the crust with egg yolk and I know it can become soggy with some fillings....DARN!
Karyn, have you ever forgotten to do the egg yolk? And, did it turn out well? Crap.
Re: Anyone Have a Great Pecan Pie Recipe?? - karyn - 12-19-2011
I have forgotten the egg yolk and my family still loved it, but since I only make it about once a year, they're thankful for getting it at all!