Pecan Pie

Name: Pecan Pie
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ¼ tsp baking powder; 1l0 g unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces, plus a little more for greasing; 1l0 g cream cheese, chilled and cut into small pieces; 2 tbsp cold water; 240 g plain flour, plus a little more for dusting; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp grated orange zest; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 3 eggs; 1 tsp cider vinegar; 1 egg, for the egg wash; 250 g pecan halves; 75 g unsalted butter; 185 g light muscovado sugar; 210 g golden syrup; 1 tbsp whisky or Grand Marnier; 1 tbsp whisky or Grand Marnier

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of the Unexpected

By Mark Diacono

Published 2010

About

With its light, flaky crust and luscious, intensely flavoured filling that teams creamy toasted pecans with whisky, orange zest and cinnamon, this pie is reason alone to grow your own pecans. Serve with whipped cream and a smile.

Ingredients

For the cream cheese crust

240 g plain flour, plus a little more for dusting
½ tsp</

Europe
United Kingdom
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

To make the pastry, sieve together the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Add the butter and cream cheese and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles coarse crumbs, with a few pea-size pieces of butter and cream cheese remaining in the flour. Alternatively, pulse in a food processor until coarsely combined. Pour the water and vinegar together in a jug and slowly tric