Pecan Pie - It's So Yummy

Pecan is an edible nut that is rich in nutrients and buttery in flavor. Widely used in desserts it adds that extra crunchy feel. Pecans are often used in pie and are one of the most favored Thanksgiving and Christmas time pie.

Any pie is a filling with-in a crust. The name of the pie depends on the ingredient of the pie. Pecan pie has pecan nuts as its main ingredient. Try this dependable Pecan Pie recipe and you will be beyond doubt appreciated for your gastronome skills!

Food And Dessert

The first and leading step that one should never miss is roasting the nut. You can roast the pecan in your microwave oven or just over the flame too. Microwave is easy and quick and provides uniform roasting. Once roasted, when cool, cut the nuts into half or more quarter.

To give you pie a flaky and crispy feel, the crust should be made correctly. Add 2 cups of all purpose flour with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon sugar. To this mix add 6 table spoon of unsalted butter and also shorter. Mix the set well in the food processor by gradually adding 6 to 8 Table spoons of ice cold water. Pinch the dough to check if they stay together. Once the dough is formed, pack it in a plastic cover and refrigerate till the filling is done.

Now comes the most leading part of the pie, its filling. Pecan pie uses corn syrup in its filling. The ingredients needed for the pecan pie filling are-
1. 1 cup corn syrup.
2. 1 cup brown sugar
3. 1/3 cup butter (melted )
4. 3 eggs
5. 2 Cups roasted Pecans
6. 1/4 tea spoon salt
7. 1 teaspoon vanilla

Take a bowl and mix together the corn syrup with sugar, salt, melted butter and vanilla. Add eggs to the above mix and stir the mix well. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll flat bread out of the dough with a rolling pin. Place the rolled crust into your pie pan. You can use a baking tray if you do not have a pie tray.

After sticking the edges out well, pour the filling mix into the cup of the crust and drop all the roasted nuts. Bake this pie mix for 30 minutes at 350 degree F in a preheated oven. Cover the sides of the crust with a aluminum foil paper, so that the crust does not get over baked and burnt, and leave the filling to bake additional for other 45 minutes. Stick in a knife to check if the filling is baked to perfection. Pecan pie feels extra since it has a chewy nutty character. You can serve this pie with whipped cream or ice-cream augmenting your profession touch!

Pecan Pie - It's So Yummy