Hold on to your derby! This pecan pie goes beyond the original sweet, nutty delight and captures the flavors and traditions of Kentucky.
Kentucky Pecan Pie
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 3 hr 55 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Pastry
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening
- 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water
Filling
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons bourbon, if desired
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup pecan halves or broken pecans
- 1 bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In 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).
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Step2Gather 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.
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Step3Heat 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.
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Step4In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, corn syrup, bourbon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the eggs with wire whisk or hand beater. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Cover edge of pastry with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.
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Step5Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until set, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
Nutrition
630
Calories
35g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
75g
Total Carbohydrate
44g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 630
- Calories from Fat
- 320
- Total Fat
- 35g
- 54%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 58%
- Trans Fat
- 2g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 33%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 75g
- 25%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 12%
- Sugars
- 44g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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