Pecan Pie

Yield: 9 inch pie

Ingredients

[crust] recipe from cooking light

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• 3 tablespoons ice water
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening

[filling] recipe from Marthastewart.com

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup light-brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter ..... melted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups pecan halves

[topping]

• whipped cream

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven at 350 F (175 C).

2. To prepare crust, lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Combine 1/4 cup flour, ice water, and lemon juice, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry. Combine remaining 3/4 cup flour, powdered sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, cup in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add slurry, toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist.

3. Gently press mixture into a 4 inch circle on 2 sheets of overlapping heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll dough., still covered, into a 12-inch circle. Freeze dough 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can easily be removed.

4. Remove dough from freezer. Remove top 2 sheets of plastic wrap; let the dough stand 1 minute or until pliable. Fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch pie plate, allowing dough to extend over edge. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Press dough into bottom and up sides of pie plate. Fold edges until; flute. Transfer doug-lined pie plate to refrigerator.

5. Making filling. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, corn syrup, sugars, butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth; mix in pecans. Pour mixture into chilled pie crust; place pie plate on a baking sheet. Bake until filling jiggles slightly in the center when gently shaken, 50 minutes.

6. Cool pie completely in plate, 5-6 hours. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.