Great Great Great Grandma Allens Pecan Pie W Lighter Sugar Options Included Recipes

GRANDMA'S PECAN PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Place the pre-made pie crust in a 9 inch pie pan and crimp the edges. Lightly prick bottom of the crust with a fork. Place in the fridge and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes (or freeze no longer than 10 minutes).
• Melt the butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the sugars, whisking until smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in corn syrup, vanilla, zest (optional), and salt. Lightly beat eggs in a medium bowl, then combine with the corn syrup mixture.
• Place the pecan halves in the chilled pie shell and then pour the filling mixture evenly over them.
• Cover your pie with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until center is set and not overly wiggly. Check it often.
• Remove from the oven when done and set on a wire rack to cool for about 1 hour, then refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.
• Pie can be made 1-2 days ahead and refrigerated until ready to serve.

SOUTHERN GRANDMA'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Beat eggs.
• Add sugar and flour until sugar is dissolved.
• Add syrup, melted butter, pecans and vanilla. Mix well.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Beginning at outer edge of filling, place a row of pecan halves around top. Continue with other rounds until top is covered.
• Carefully place pie in oven.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350.
• Make a tent of aluminum foil; place over pie. Be careful not to touch filling!
• Bake around one more hour, or until filling is set.
• Remove from oven.

PECAN PIE - MORE PECANS, LESS SUGAR!

Steps:

• I like to use white light corn syrup.
• Pecans should be broken.
• Melt margarine.
• Mix all ingredients EXCEPT eggs. Beat eggs and add to mixture. Pour into unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes; then turn oven up to 350 degrees and bake an additional15-20 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting (usually at least two hours).
• ENJOY!

LIGHT PECAN PIE

Steps:

• FILLING.
• Preheat oven to 375°F (If you want your filling to have toasted pecans, make sure to toast them first at 350°F for around 9 minutes).
• Mix the all the ingredients together (make sure to press out any clumps) and stir in cooled pecans. Pour into selected pie shell. The pecans will rise to the surface of the pie.
• ***I brush the sides of the crust w/ some of the filling mixture and leave little puddles along the bottom to get it crisp and tasty edges**.
• **Note** I bake my own tart shell in a springform pan, remove it and then place it on a baking sheet w/ edges, lined w/ parchment paper. I then fill it with the pie filling.
• Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes or until the filling has set depending on your oven. About 18 minutes into the cooking you may want to use a pie crust protector, or tent the edges of the pie crust with aluminum foil to prevent the pie crust edges from burning.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely.

DECADENT PECAN PIE (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 375°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired.
• In medium bowl, beat sugar, margarine, corn syrup, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the egg and egg whites with wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Stir in oats and pecans. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely.