Bourbon Pecan Pie
"This pie has a wonderful taste. The bourbon doesn't over power the pie."
photo by Keith M.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 butter pie dough or 1 shortening pie dough
- 1⁄2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon Bourbon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups loosely coarsely chopped pecans
directions
- Follow the instructions on page 120, line a 9 inch pie pan with the dough and cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Position a rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat to 400 degree.
- Remove the plastic wrap and line the pastry shell with parchment paper or aluminum with pie weights.
- Bake until the pastry seems set, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the foil and set the pie shell aside on a baking sheet.
- Reduce brown sugar and eggs in a medium bowl, then whisk in the corn syrup melted butter, bourbon, vanilla, and salt and whisk to combine.
- Arrange the pecans in pan and pour in the filing.
- Bake the pie on the baking sheet until the sides of the filling are puffed but the center slightly indented, 35 to 45 minutes.
- Transfer the pie to a wire cooling rack.
- Let stand until warm, or cool completely.
- Store, covered, at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Serve at room temperature.
- The pecans should be coarsely chopped- whole pecans make the pie impossible to cut.
- Serve the pecan pie warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside, or with a whipped cream.
- Dark corn syrup and a splash of bourbon make this a pecan pie with backbone.
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Reviews
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This is the best pecan pie recipe I have ever made -- including my mom's, which is saying a lot! My only tweak was to use a pie crust shield to cover the crust edge after baking the filled pie for 10 minutes. The crust came out just the right shade of brown. Thank you for posting! -
Thanks for the recipe. I served it up for Thanksgiving and everyone liked it. -
Thanks, Audry! I was looking for the one with a "hint" of bourbon and your recipe caught my eye by your description of it. And the reviews further convinced me that this is the one! My family loves this pie!
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I am normally the only one that eats pecan pie in my house. I made this on turkey day, and to my dissappointment, everyone else loved it!!! I only got one piece. I did however get loads of praise. This is an amazing recipe. -
This is the best pecan pie I have ever made. My family loved it at Thanksgiving and I plan for it to become a tradition as I am the one asked to make pecan pie for the family feast.
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