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15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« on: November 07, 2022, 04:47:50 PM »
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Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe

Bolstered with dark chocolate and bourbon and topped with vanilla ice cream, this pecan pie is more decadent than a brownie sundae.

A scoop of vanilla ice cream makes a wonderful foil for the bitter, intense dark chocolate in the filling of this pecan pie. Jenny Huang | Food Stylist: Laura Rege | Prop Stylist: Vanessa Vazquez

Dark chocolate and a splash of bourbon add body to the pecans in this Thanksgiving pie recipe from chef Kelly Fields of Willa Jean in New Orleans.
Equipment

    Stand Mixer or Handheld Mixer
    Plastic Wrap
    Rolling Pin
    9-Inch Glass Pie Plate
    Parchment Paper
    Dried Beans or Pie Weights
    Medium Bowl
    Large Bowl
    Flat, Rimmed Baking Sheet
    Wire Rack

 Yield: makes one 9-inch pie
Time: 7 hours, 10 minutes

For the crust:

    1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
    1/4 tsp. kosher salt
    1 stick (4 oz.) frozen unsalted butter, grated on the large holes of a box grater and re-frozen
    1 tsp. distilled white vinegar mixed with ¼ cup ice water

For the filling:

    2 cups pecan halves
    4 1/2 oz. dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
    2 large eggs
    2/3 cup sugar
    2/3 cup Steen’s cane syrup
    Pinch of kosher salt
    6 Tbsp. (3 oz.) unsalted butter, melted
    1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. bourbon

Instructions

    Make the crust: In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or using a handheld mixer, combine the flour and salt. Add the butter and beat on medium speed just until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 45 seconds. Reduce the speed to low and drizzle in the vinegar-water mixture, about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture just comes together (you may not use all of the liquid). Lightly flour a clean work surface and turn the dough out onto it. Press the dough into a 1-inch-thick disk, then wrap it tightly in plastic and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 2 days (or freeze for up to 1 month).
 
   Lightly dust a work surface with flour, then using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough, rotating it a quarter turn every few rolls, into a ¼-inch-thick circle. Roll the dough around the rolling pin to lift and carefully unroll it into a 9-inch glass pie plate. Settle the dough into the plate without stretching it, then tuck the overhanging edges under, gently pinching all the way around to make an even rim. Use a fork or your fingers to crimp the edges, allowing the crimp to extend up and over the edge of the pie plate a bit. (This will prevent the rim of the dough from collapsing during baking.) Freeze until completely firm, at least 1 hour.
 
  When you are ready to bake the pie, preheat the oven to 425°F, with a rack in the center. Meanwhile, line the crust with a large sheet of parchment paper and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake, rotating once halfway through baking, until the edges are set and very light golden, 18–20 minutes. Remove the parchment and pie weights, and continue baking until the edges are light golden and the bottom no longer appears wet and doughy, 8–12 minutes more. Remove the crust from the oven and lower the temperature to 350°F.
    Make the filling: In a medium bowl, toss together the pecans and chocolate, then sprinkle the mixture in the prepared pie shell and set aside.
 
   In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, cane syrup, and salt. Stir in the melted butter and bourbon, then pour the mixture over the pecans and chocolate. Place the pie on a flat, rimmed baking sheet; bake, rotating once halfway through, until the center is just set, 60–65 minutes. (If the edges begin to darken before the filling is set, cover them with strips of aluminum foil.) Transfer the pie to a wire rack and let cool completely, then cut into wedges and serve with ice cream, if desired. The pie can be stored at room temperature for up to 5 days.

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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2022, 03:18:12 AM »
I wish I hadn't read this. Now I am hungry for pie. I like mince meat pies and usually get one for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. My wife recently asked which I wanted and I answered her by asking what was wrong with both days and it looks as though I will get them as there is mince meat in the house just waiting. Good thing is no one in the family except our son and I like them.

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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2022, 04:29:54 AM »
  When I was a kid, for Thanksgiving my mom would make each of us kids our very own pie, and ANY kind we wanted!  Dad always got two, an apple and a lemon marang, plus she made another pie that she always said "a pie for the house" which meant to have around for our guest.

  After thanksgiving dinner, we could eat our pie anyway we wanted, make it last or not and we didn't have to share either!  lol  Dad would always share his though...

  Add that up and 6 kids, 2 for dad and 1 for the house!  NO QUESTION about it, my mother was a saint!  She just did so much for our family!

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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2022, 04:54:55 AM »
   Its Sweet Tater Pie around here , for the holidays . has been for years .
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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2022, 05:50:40 AM »
Ever had pumpkin pie that was actually made with squash? My mother made them and I could tell no difference from her real ones. My wife can do the same.

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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2022, 10:55:58 AM »
Ever had pumpkin pie that was actually made with squash? My mother made them and I could tell no difference from her real ones. My wife can do the same.
  That's the only way that I make them, as I always have plenty of Butternut squash from the garden.

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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2022, 12:21:01 PM »
Some people , usually chefs and people in the food industry can literally taste teh difference (if spices are not over whelming) between different squash varieties. (Pumpkin is technically in the squash family) 
 Pumpkins recommended for pies, if you want a real pumpkin pie,  are not the big ten to thirty  pound Halloween Pumpkins, but much smaller ones grown for cooking purposes.

I have made pies with the larger ones and even there, which variety you use makes a diffrence, and some do not work real well but are tolerable. 8)


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Re: 15 Perfect Pie Recipes for Cozy Weather
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2022, 03:37:03 PM »
One of the few foods I don’t care for. Pumpkin pie, okra, sweet potatoes unless as fries and then just ok. I’m sure I missed a couple. As I can eat most things in a way I like. my dislikes as far as well prepared foods are few...