Deep Dish Pecan Pie
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 pound (2 sticks plus 5 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup ice water
- 3 cups pecan halves (about 10 ounces)
- 8 large eggs, at room temperature
- 4 large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cups light corn syrup
- In a food processor, pulse the flour with the sugar and salt.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Transfer to a bowl and stir in the ice water.
- Knead the dough 2 or 3 times, then divide in half and pat each half into a 6-inch disk.
- Wrap the disks separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 pastry to an 11-inch round.
- Fit the pastry into a deep 9-inch pie plate.
- Trim the overhang to 1/2 inch, fold the edges under and crimp decoratively; refrigerate.
- Repeat with the remaining disk.
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Line the bottom of the oven with foil in case of spills.
- Divide the pecans evenly between the pie shells.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, egg yolks, vanilla and salt.
- Whisk in the brown sugar and butter until smooth.
- Whisk in the corn syrup.
- Pour the filling over the pecans, pressing them down with a spoon to coat them with the syrup.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 15 minutes.
- Lower the oven temperature to 300 and bake for about 1 hour, or until the crusts are golden and the filling is puffed and beginning to crack around the edges; it should still be slightly jiggly.
- Let the pies cool on a rack, then serve.
flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, water, pecan halves, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, salt, light brown sugar, unsalted butter, light corn syrup
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/deep-dish-pecan-pie (may not work)