My very favorite pie is Pecan…and at holiday time,
my Momma makes these amazing tiny
Pecan Tarts with a cream cheese crust.
So…the following is what happens when I decided
to use that recipe to make 1 big tart…utterly amazing!
Deep Dish Pecan Pie
beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Gradually add flour and sugar, and beat well.
Carefully transfer dough to prepared pan.
Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan.
Cover and chill.
For the filling:
Add eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, and salt, and stir well.
Stir in pecans.
Pour filling into crust.
Bake 2 hours & 15 minutes or until set.
If necessary, shield pie with foil to prevent excess browning.
Remove sides of springform pan before serving.
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Let’s make the crust first…
I usually cover the bottom of the spring form pan
with parchment paper…
then wrap the outside in heavy duty foil…
Mix the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy…
Add the sugar and the flour…
Place the dough in a bowl, cover and refrigerate 15 minutes…
I used parchment paper and my handy-dandy favorite rolling pin bottle, to roll out the dough…I put a piece of parchment over the dough to keep it from sticking to the bottle…
When I had it all rolled out, I transferred it to the spring form pan and made sure it was all pressed along the sides and the bottom…
Now for the filling…
Combine the melted butter, the Karo Syrup…
the brown sugar, the 4 whole eggs…
the 4 egg yolks…
the salt…
and last but not least…the pecans…
Pour the filling into the crust…
Bake on 375 degrees for 15 minutes…
Then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees
and bake for 2 1/2 hours…
If it starts getting too brown, you may have to use a pie shield
or a piece of foil placed lightly over the pie…
Deep Dish Pecan Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Gradually add flour and sugar, and beat well.
Carefully transfer dough to prepared pan.
Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan.
Cover and chill.
For the filling:
Add eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, and salt, and stir well.
Stir in pecans.
Pour filling into crust.
Bake 2 hours & 15 minutes or until set.
If necessary, shield pie with foil to prevent excess browning.
Remove sides of spring-form pan before serving.