Pay De Nuez Pecan Pie
Line a pie pan with the crust and press a piece of aluminium foil on top of it to conform to its shape and covering the edges of the dough. Pour 1 pound rice or an appropriate amou...
Ingredients
- 1egg yolk beaten with a pinch of salt until it is thick and c
- 1cupmilk
- 4tablespoongranulated, white sugar
- 2tablespoonlight brown sugar
- 2cupchopped pecans
- 1poundpitted dates, finely chopped
- 1/4teaspoonsalt
- 2tablespoonhoney
Directions
- 1
Line a pie pan with the crust and press a piece of aluminium foil on top of it to conform to its shape and covering the edges of the dough
- 2
Pour 1 pound rice or an appropriate amount of pie weights into the foil and mound along the edges to keep the sides of the crust from losing
- 3
Place the dough in the oven and bake for 20 minutes
- 4
Take the dough out of the oven and remove the foil and its contents
- 5
Prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork, brush the top and half way down the sides with the beaten egg yolk and replace the pan i
- 6
To make the filling place the milk and sugars in a large saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer until the mixture thickens and produces large
- 7
Stir in the chopped pecans, dates, salt and honey and cook until the mixture is thick, just a few minutes more
- 8
Stir in the butter, then when it has melted add the vanilla