Maple Pecan Pie
Maple's sweet woodsy notes blend beautifully with pecans in this classic American dessert.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 584kcal
Equipment
- food processor
- Rimmed Baking Sheet
- 10-inch tart pan
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 2 ½ cups spelt flour
- 8 tablespoons salted butter (diced)
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ⅓ cup cold water
For the Filling
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 ½ cups pecan halves
- ½ cup maple sugar
- 1 cup Grade A dark maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 large eggs (beaten)
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)
Instructions
Preheat
- Heat the oven to 350 F.
Make the crust.
- Toss the flour into a food processor with the butter and ½ teaspoon sea salt. Process until the mixture resembles coarse corn meal, and then slowly pour in the cold water through the feeder tube until the dough comes together.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface. Press it down to form a thick disk about 2-inches thick, and then roll out the disk to an even ⅛-inch thickness.
- Gently place the dough onto your tart or pie pan, and then press it in. If working with a tart pan, trim away excess crust, and if you're using a pie pan, crimp the edges of the crust.
- Set the crust in the freezer about 15 minutes, until firm.
Make the filling.
- Pull the crust out of the freezer, and then sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly over the bottom of the crust. Then arrange the pecan halves on top of the chopped pecans.
- Whisk the maple sugar, maple syrup, melted butter, eggs, sea salt and bourbon together until uniform, and then pour the mixture over the pecans.
Bake.
- Set the unbaked pie onto a rimmed baking sheet, and then transfer it to the oven. Bake until the filling puffs, about 45 minutes. Next, pull the pie out of the oven and allow it to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 323mg | Potassium: 269mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 368IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 3mg
