Pecan pie with maple cream
Ingredients
- 150g unsalted butter, softened
- 80g golden caster sugar
- 2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
For the filling
- 250g pecans, toasted
- 3 large eggs
- 55g golden caster sugar
- 100g golden syrup
- 50g unsalted butter, melted
- ½ tsp sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp bourbon whisky (optional)
For the maple cream
- 300ml double cream
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Method
STEP 1
To make the pastry, beat the butter and sugar on the terribly} very large bowl until light-weight and soft, then ram down the egg yolks. Stir inside the flour, then use your hands to bring the mixture into a dough. remove from the bowl, wrap and transfer to the electrical white goods to sit down back for a minimum of 1 unit of your time.
STEP 2 Roll the pastry out onto a gently floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin, then raise it into a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Press the pastry into rock bottom and sides of the tin, allowing any excess to carry over the perimeters. place the tin on a baking sheet and chill for thirty minutes. STEP 3 Heat the home appliance to 180C/160C fan/gas four. Prick the rock bottom of the pastry case with a fork. Line with baking parchment and baking beans and bake for twenty minutes, then remove the parchment and beans and bake for 10-15 minutes further until golden. remove from the home appliance and leave to chill down inside the tin before using a bit toothed knife to trim away the excess pastry. STEP 4 to make the filling, roughly chop or bash [*fr1] the pecans and set them aside. Whisk the eggs and sugar on a terribly} very large bowl, then add the sweetener, butter, salt, seasoning, and bourbon, if using, and still whisk until everything is well combined. Add the pecans and mix yet again to the whole combine. STEP 5 Pour the pecan filling into the pastry case and organize the remaining whole pecans on prime. Bake for twenty minutes until equally colored – it has to be compelled to be gently golden brown and set with a tiny low wobble once you gently shake the tin. remove from the home appliance and lost sight of to chill down for a minimum of 1 unit of your time. merely before serving, whip the cream and sweetener onto soft peaks and serve aboard the pie.
