The Classic Pecan Pie is a traditional American recipe and this one will give you exactly what you need: the perfect homemade crust and an amazing and mouthwatering filling, loaded with delicious pecans!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pecan, pie
Prep Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Ingredients
Crust
1 1/4cupsall purpose flour
1/2tspsalt
1/2cupbutterchilled and diced
1/8cupwaterchilled (more, if needed)
Filling
5eggs
1 1/4cupsbrown sugar
6tbspunsalted buttermelted
1/3cupcorn syrup
1/3cupmolasses
1tspvanilla extract
1/4tspsalt
1 2/3cupspecansroughly chopped
1/3cuppecan halves
Instructions
Crust
In a food processor, pulse flour and salt. Add butter, pulsing until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add water, pulsing until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed. If needed add a little more water.
Make a disk with the dough, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
Roll out dough into a large circle and place into a 9in/23cm deep dish pie plate, cutting away any excess dough. Line the dough with parchment paper. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for around 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool.
Filling
In a large bowl, whisk eggs, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, molasses, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Mix in chopped pecans.
Assembling
Pour mixture into pre-cooked pie crust. Decorate with pecan halves.
Bake until filling jiggles slightly in the center when gently shaken, 45 to 60 minutes.