Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie

Inspired by our Thanksgiving feast, I give you our Toasted Pecan Pie recipe. :)

 

Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie

 

Ingredients:

 

1 cup maple syrup

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 Tablespoon molasses

4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 large egg yolks, lightly beaten

1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted* and chopped
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell, chilled in pie plate for 30 minutes (use 1 half-recipe of Apple Praline Pie Crust (http://laviestbelle31.blogspot.com/2016/08/)**

 

 

Directions:

 

1. Preheat your oven to 450^oF.  Heat syrup, sugar, cream, and molasses in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Whisk in butter and salt into syrup mixture until combined. Whisk in egg yolks until incorporated.
 

 

2. Scatter toasted pecan pieces in the pie shell.  Carefully pour filling over. Place pie in the hot oven and immediately reduce the oven temperature to 325^oF. Bake until filling is set and center jiggles slightly when pie is gently shaken, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool the pie on a rack for 1 hour, then refrigerate until set, about 3 hours and up to 1 day. Bring to room-temperature before serving. Serve with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream.

Recipe from Cook's Country


*To toast pecans, heat your oven to 350^oF. Place in a jelly-roll pan and stir every few minutes. Once darker in color and fragrant, they are done! (About 10 minutes.)

**If you have extra dough, I like to use small cookie cutters and cut leaves out to place around the border, using a little bit of water to make them stick. :)

 

 

Enjoy! :)

 

 

Love,

 

Ava Katherine<3