Honey-Pecan Pie

Name: Honey-Pecan Pie
Ingredients: Pie Crust; 1/3 cup heaping vegetable shortening; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup cold water; Pie Filling; 4 tablespoons flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 cup corn syrup; 1 cup honey; 4 eggs; 4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup pecans

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

Pie Crust
1/3 cup heaping vegetable shortening
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold water
Pie Filling
4 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup honey
4 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup pecans

Directions

1

Cut the shortening and flour and salt together in a bowl with a fork or pastry cutter until the shortening is in pea sized chunks.
2

Add water and mix, adding more water my the tablespoon if needed, until the dough barely comes together. Wrap the dough in plastic and place in the fridge for a few hours.
3

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
4

Mix the flour, salt, and sugar together in a small bowl. Set aside.
5

With a whisk, thoroughly combine the cream, corn syrup and honey in a large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
6

Next, add the flour-sugar mixture to the honey-egg mixture.
7

Remove pie crust from the fridge and divide into two pieces. Roll our each piece into a circle and place into pie pans. Crimp the edges. Place crusts on cookie sheets to avoid sugar falling into your oven, just in case.
8

Place half a cup of pecans into each pie crust then half the filling into each. Bake for 45 min or until the pies are set, not runny but still with a slight jiggle.