Butter Pecan Pie Crust
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1 PASTRY SHELL.
ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into pieces
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons ice water
directions
- In a medium bowl, stir flour, sugar and salt. with a pastry blender or 2 knives cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbles. stir in pecans.
- sprinkle water over the top and toss with a fork until iniformly moistened. press dough firmly into a ball. wrap in plastic wrap and shill in freezer for 20 minutes.
- on a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness and fit loosely ito a 9-inch pie plate; flute edge. place in freezer 15 minutes.
- meanwhile, preheat oven to 425'f. remove pe plate from freezer and prick bottom of shell. bake for 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. cover edges with foil and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until center is lightly browned. cool on wire rack.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
nikkid
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<p>I am a single mom, with a great bf of many years. I didn't start cooking until I was divorced, and hey, who knew, I could actually cook. I am an RN in the recovery room of our local hospital. I love to spend time with my family, cook, read, cook, read, hike, bike, swim and cross-stitch.</p>