Pecan Pie Recipe

I love baking and creating new recipes so I decided to post up how to bake one of my favorite pies: Pecan Pie!


First of all you have to have to prepare the pastry for a single-crust pie.

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
1/3 cup shortening

1.In a bowl stir together the salt and flour. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening.
2.Pour one tablespoon of the water over part of the flour mixture. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat until all of the flour mixture is moistened. After the dough is moistened, form the dough into a ball.
3.On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten the dough. Roll the dough out into a circle about 12 inches in diameter.
4.Wrap the dough on a rolling pin to transfer it into a 9 inch pie plate. Carefully put the dough into the plate without stretching the dough.
5.Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond the edge of the pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edge as desired with fingers or fork. Do not prick the pastry.

Pecan Pie Ingredients
3 slightly beaten eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/3 cup of melted butter or margarine
1 1/4 cups pecan halves
1 teaspoon vanilla or vanilla extract


1.Have the pastry ready to be filled
2.For the filling, combine the eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter, and vanilla. Mix the ingredients well and stir in the pecan halves.
3.Place the pastry-lined pie plate on the oven rack. Carefully pour the filling into the pastry shell.
4.You don't want your pie to be overbrowned, so cover the edge of the pie with doil. Bake in a 350 degree oven or 25 minutes. Remove the foil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate within 2 hours. Your pecan pie is ready!!!

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