Pecan pie recipe

Recipe ingredients

• Crust:
  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup, 1/2 stick, chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons ice water
• Filling:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups chopped pecans

Recipe method

• Make crust:
  • Mix first 3 ingredients in processor.
  • Add shortening and butter.
  • Cut in using on-off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • Blend in enough water to form moist clumps.
  • Gather into ball. Flatten into disk.
  • Wrap in plastic. Chill 1 hour.
  • Roll dough on floured work surface to 13-inch round.
  • Transfer to 9-inch round cake pan with 1 1/2-inch-high sides.
  • Trim to align with pan edges. Freeze 15 minutes.
• Make filling:
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
  • Mix in 3/4 cup pecans. Pour into crust.
  • Sprinkle with 1 cup pecans.
  • Bake pie until set, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • Transfer to rack. Cool.

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Pecan pie recipe