The Not Too Sweet Southern Pecan Pie Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, salt and pecan pieces if placing into pie (if only placing pecans on top of pie-do not add). Pour into an unbaked 9-inch pie shell. If placing pecans on top of pie, add pecans starting at the outer ring working your way inward to the center.
• 2. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
• 3. TARTS: Double recipe and use pecan pieces only. Combine all ingredients. Pour into tart shells. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Makes 24-25.

Steps:

• Pie Filling:.
• Bake pecans at 350°F for about 7 minutes, until fragrant and slightly dark.
• Cook butter over high heat for about 4-5 minutes, until it begins to have a nutty aroma.
• Grind or chop 1/4 cup of pecan.
• In a separate bowl, beat eggs to blend, add pecans (ground), pecan halves, butter, flour, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into pie crust.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, until center is set. Let stand and cool before serving.
• Pie Crust:.
• Combine flour and sugar, add butter and cut into small pieces. Work into small crumbs.
• Add egg yolk.
• Press down on a 10" tart pan.
• Bake at 300°F for 25-30 minutes, until golden pale. Let stand for a day.

Steps:

• Have pie shell ready; preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, white sugar and salt; using a wooden spoon, stir in melted butter and corn syrup until well mixed.
• Add pecans and stir again.
• Pour into prepared pie shell and bake for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350F and bake 35 to 40 minutes more or until a tester inserted off-centre comes out clean.
• Let cool before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Beat eggs slightly in medium bowl. Beat in sugar, and then blend in syrup, butter or margarine, vanilla, salt, and pecans. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes; the pie will be brown and slightly puffed.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together well.
• 2. Add dark corn syrup and salt and beat well.
• 3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in pecans.
• 4. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 350° for 50 minutes. Cool
• 5. For Royal Hawaiian Version: Proceed as for Pecan Pie but substitute for the pecans: 1/2 c. lightly toasted coconut (Flaked or shredded) and 1/2 c coarse chopped Macadamia Nuts.