Pecan Pie

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When you've had your fill of our best pecan pie recipe (but really, is that possible?), try this same old-fashioned pie recipe with macadamias instead of pecans. Since its filling calls for just six ingredients, this low-fuss Pecan Pie recipe will instantly become one of your holiday dessert favorites.

Prep Time:
25 mins
Bake Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
8

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Pastry for Single-Crust Pie (see recipe below)

  • 3 eggs, slightly beaten

  • 1 cup corn syrup

  • cup sugar

  • cup butter or margarine, melted

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 ¼ cup pecan halves or chopped macadamia nuts

Pastry for Single-Crust Pie

  • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • cup shortening

  • 4 tablespoon cold water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare and roll out pastry for Single-Crust Pie. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry. Trim; crimp edge as desired.

  2. For filling, combine eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter, and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in pecan halves.

  3. Place the pastry-lined pie plate on the oven rack. Carefully pour the filling into the pastry shell.

  4. To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of the pie with foil. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate within 2 hours. Makes 8 slices.

Pastry for Single-Crust Pie

  1. Stir together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon of the water at a time, until all the dough is moistened. Form dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough. Roll dough from center to edge into a circle about 12 inches in diameter.

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Chocolate Pecan Pie:

Prepare as above, except before adding the filling to the pastry-lined pie plate, pat 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces onto bottom of pastry shell. Pour filling over the top of the chocolate pieces. Per slice: 581 cal., 33 g total fat (9 g sat. fat), 101 mg chol., 205 mg sodium, 71 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 7 g pro.Daily Values: 7% vit. A, 3% calcium,11% ironExchanges: 1 Starch, 3 1/2 Other Carbo., 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat, 5 1/2 Fat

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

536 Calories
31g Fat
64g Carbs
6g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 536
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 31g 40%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 101mg 34%
Sodium 205mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 64g 23%
Total Sugars 49g
Protein 6g 12%
Calcium 30.3mg 2%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Potassium 119mg 3%
Folate, total 44.4mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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