Brown Sugar Pecan Pie

Name: Brown Sugar Pecan Pie
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: All-purpose flour; 1 pastry for 9-inch pie; 1 c. packed dark brown sugar; 0.67 c. pure maple syrup; 3 large eggs; 3 tbsp. butter or margarine; 1 tbsp. bourbon or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp. salt; 2 c. Pecan halves; 1 large egg white

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenUpdated: Oct 23, 2018

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mike garten

Yields:

Active Time:

35 mins

Cook Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Cal/Serv:

395

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Ingredients

All-purpose flour
1 pastry for 9-inch pie
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
0.67 cup pure maple syrup
3 large eggs
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. bourbon or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups Pecan halves
1 large egg white

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll dough into 12-inch round. Ease dough round into 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate. Gently press dough against bottom and up side of plate without stretching. Trim dough edge, keeping overhang intact. Transfer overhang to work surface. From overhang, with 3/4-inch decorative cookie cutter, cut 40 shapes, rerolling if necessary, for decorating rim of pie later. Refrigerate pie shell 15 minutes. Refrigerate cut shapes until ready to use.
2. Step 2Line pie shell with foil or parchment, and fill with pie weights, dried beans, or uncooked rice. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until beginning to set. Remove foil with weights and bake 13 to 15 minutes longer or until golden.
3. Step 3Meanwhile, in large bowl, with wire whisk, mix sugar, syrup, whole eggs, butter, bourbon, and salt until well blended.
4. Step 4Place hot pie shell in 18- by 12-inch jelly-roll pan. Lightly brush rim of pie shell with egg white. Gently and carefully press cut shapes around rim. Spread pecans in even layer in pie shell, then pour sugar mixture over them.
5. Step 5Bake 35 minutes or until filling is golden brown, puffed, and set around edge, but center still jiggles slightly. Cool completely on wire rack.