CHEESECAKE PECAN PIE
Ingredients:
- 1 (15 oz.) pkg. refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
- 4 large eggs, divided
- ¾ cup sugar, divided
- 2 tsp. vanilla, divided
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup light corn syrup
Directions:
Unfold and stack 2 piecrust together. Gently roll or press together and fit into a 9 inch pie plate according to directions; fold edges under and crimp. Note: For a more homemade flavor, try Lee Ann’s Homemade Pie Crust recipe (below) Beat cream cheese, 1 egg, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla and salt at medium speed with a mixer until smooth. Pour into piecrust and sprinkle with pecans. Stir together corn syrup, 3 eggs, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla and pour mixture over pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes until set.Homemade Pie Crust
Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups plain flour
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1/3 cup shortening (butter flavor shortening is great, too)
- 4-5 tbsp. cold ice water
Directions:
In a medium bowl, stir flour and salt together. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tbsp. of water over part of the flour mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat using 1 tbsp. of water at a time, until all the flour mixture is moistened. Form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough. Roll dough from center to edges into a circle about 12 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin. Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate without stretching it. Trim pastry to ½ inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edges as desired.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Give thanks with these delicious Southern-style holiday recipes from THE HELP’s food stylist Lee Ann Fleming in celebration of the upcoming release! Food, family and friendship are some of the themes explored in the critically-acclaimed film THE HELP arriving on Blu-ray and DVD on 12/6/11.
