Deli At 5th Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup coconut oil (or shortening or other preferred fat)
• 4 -7 tablespoons cold water
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup pecans, chopped coarsely
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 mix sugar, salt, coconut oil, and flour to create a crumbly mixture.
• 3 add cold water until a ball forms. do not over mix.
• 4 press dough into the bottom and 2 inches up the sides of a spring form pan.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 mix thoroughly eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup, chopped pecans, sugar, butter, and vanilla.
• 7 pour filling into pie shell.
• 8 optional: top pie with pecan halves, forming several decorative concentric circles.
• 9 bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• 10 note: it will still be a little jiggly in the center if you shake the pan--this does not mean it isn't done. do not over bake.
• 11 allow pie to cool completely before serving.
• 12 top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.