Pecan-Bourbon Pie

Serves: 4

Mckayla Luettgen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

49

Sweetness

46

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Cake Flour

1 tbsp

Sugar

6 large

Egg

1.333333 cups

Light Corn Syrup

Directions:

1

For crust: Blend both flours, sugar, and salt in processor

2

Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal

3

Add lemon juice, then 6 tablespoons ice water; process just until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry

4

Divide dough in half

5

Gather each half into ball and flatten into disk

6

Wrap separately in plastic

7

Refrigerate at least 2 hours

8

DO AHEAD: Can be made ahead and refrigerated up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month

9

If frozen, thaw in refrigerator before using

10

Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 13 1/2- to 14-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick

11

Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish

12

Trim excess dough, leaving 3/4-inch overhang

13

Turn overhang under and crimp edge decoratively

14

Repeat with second dough disk

15

Refrigerate while preparing filling

16

Blend both flours, sugar, and salt in processor

17

Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal

18

Add lemon juice, then 6 tablespoons ice water; process just until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry

19

Divide dough in half

20

Gather each half into ball and flatten into disk

21

Wrap separately in plastic

22

Refrigerate at least 2 hours

23

DO AHEAD: Can be made ahead and refrigerated up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month

24

If frozen, thaw in refrigerator before using

25

Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 13 1/2- to 14-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick

26

Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish

27

Trim excess dough, leaving 3/4-inch overhang

28

Turn overhang under and crimp edge decoratively

29

Repeat with second dough disk

30

Refrigerate while preparing filling

31

For filling: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F

32

Whisk eggs in large bowl

33

Whisk in both sugars, then next 5 ingredients

34

Stir in pecans

35

Divide filling between prepared crusts

36

Bake pies until filling is puffed and just set in center (filling may begin to crack), about 55 minutes

37

Cool pies completely on rack

38

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

39

Cover with foil; store at room temperature

40

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F

41

Whisk eggs in large bowl

42

Whisk in both sugars, then next 5 ingredients

43

Stir in pecans

44

Divide filling between prepared crusts

45

Bake pies until filling is puffed and just set in center (filling may begin to crack), about 55 minutes

46

Cool pies completely on rack

47

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

48

Cover with foil; store at room temperature