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Southern Pecan Pie


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Southern Pecan Pie - closeup of finished piePecan pie is one of my favorites. My father used to make them when I was a child. This is a recipe based on one in an old cookbook that belonged to him. My daughter and I made this version for Christmas and decided to add the leaf motif around the outer edge. Hope you enjoy it.

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Total Time: 1.5 hours including prep time

Yield: 8+ slices

Source: Based on recipe from The Encyclopedia of Cookery, 1948

Ingredients:

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Partially bake pie crust, approximately 7-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
  3. Southern Pecan Pie - partially baked shell
     
  4. Cream butter and sugar.
  5. Southern Pecan Pie - butter and brown sugar in glass bowl
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - creamed butter and brown sugar
     
  6. Add Karo syrup and continue creaming.
  7. Southern Pecan Pie - adding Karo syrup
     
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  8. Blend thoroughly.
  9. Southern Pecan Pie - blending of butter, sugar, syrup
     
  10. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs.
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  12. Break pecans into medium to small pieces and measure.
  13. Southern Pecan Pie - broken pecans in measuring cup
     
  14. Beat the eggs into the bowl with the sugar, butter, and syrup mixture. Add the salt, vanilla, and nuts.
  15. Southern Pecan Pie - adding eggs to butter, sugar, and syrup mixture
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - adding salt
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - adding vanilla
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - mixing filling
     
  16. If you are going to add the leaf accents, roll out your pastry scraps now and prepare your shapes. We had a small leaf cookie cutter, but you can free hand cut them as well.
  17. Southern Pecan Pie - rolled pastry and cut leaves
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - adding leaf veins with a knife
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - closeup of two leaves
     
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  18. Turn filling into partially baked pastry shell (add leaves) and return to 350 degree F oven.
  19. Southern Pecan Pie - pouring filling into the pastry crust
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - assembling the crust
     
    Southern Pecan Pie - leaf dough cut outs arranged around the edge of the unbaked pie
     
  20. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the filling is completely set.
  21. Southern Pecan Pie - baked pie
     
  22. Cover the edges with foil or a pie edge cover at approximately 45 minutes, to prevent the edge from getting too brown.
  23. Check with a toothpick to make sure the filling is completely set.
  24. Let cool to room temperature. Slice and serve. Yummy.
  25. Southern Pecan Pie - slice of pie with whipped cream
     
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This time my daughter and I decided to dress the pie up a bit by adding leaf shapes to the outer edge. For this you would need to use an additional frozen crust or use the scraps, if you make your own dough.

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