Pecan Pie Supreme Food

CHEF JOHN'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll pie dough in a 9 1/2-inch glass pie dish and crimp the edges. Cover dough in parchment paper and press paper down to line the dough; pour pie weights on top of the parchment paper and spread evenly over the bottom.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove parchment paper and pie weights to a bowl. Bake crust until lightly golden and set, about 10 minutes more.
• Spread pecans out on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven until lightly toasted, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Stir brown sugar, butter, white sugar, corn syrup, flour, milk, bourbon, vanilla extract, and salt together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Slowly drizzle sugar mixture into eggs, whisking constantly.
• Spread pecans out in the bottom of the crust. Pour sugar mixture over nuts and gently stir with a spatula to coat all of the nuts.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown and pie is set, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely.

LEMON SUPREME PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. , For lemon filling, combine 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; add remaining sugar. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon zest and, if desired, food coloring. Gently stir in lemon juice. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. , For cream cheese filling, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and lemon juice. Spread over pie shell., Cover cream cheese filling with lemon filling. Refrigerate pie overnight. , If desired, dollop additional whipped topping over lemon filling. Refrigerate until serving.

PECAN PIE SUPREME BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Line 9-inch square pan with foil, allowing some to hang over edges of pan. Grease bottom and sides of pan with shortening or cooking spray. Make brownie batter as directed on box. Spread in pan.
• Bake 28 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and 1 egg until well blended. Increase heat to medium; cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture just begins to boil. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and pecans.
• Spoon pecan topping evenly over baked brownie.
• Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling along edges. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 2 hours. Using foil to lift, remove brownies from pan, and peel foil away. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. If desired, garnish each brownie with a pecan half.

PECAN SUPREMES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a med. bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and oats.
• Mix well and set aside. In a large bowl blend sugars with an electric mixer at med. speed.
• Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste. Add eggs and vanilla.
• Beat at med. speed until light and fluffy.
• Add flour mixture, pecans and chocolate chips and blend at low speed just until combined.
• Do not overmix.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 1 1/2" apart. Bake for 20-22 min.
• Immediately transfer cookies to a cool, flat surface. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL SUPREME PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the caramels, butter and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until caramels are melted. Spread over crust; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate for 1 hour. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; spread over caramel layer. Refrigerate., In a large saucepan, melt chocolate chips with hot water over low heat; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. , Fold in whipped topping. Spread over cream cheese layer. Garnish with chocolate hearts or curls if desired. Chill until serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

PEANUT CREAM PIE SUPREME

Steps:

• Combine chocolate filling ingredients and mix well.
• Spread half of mixture on bottom of crust.
• Mix the peanut filling, pour in shell, and top with remaining chocolate filling.
• Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
• Chill for a few hours before serving and keep refrigerated.
• *NOTES* Use your own judgment with the eggs. This pie is not cooked, so keep in mind that you are consuming uncooked eggs if you choose to use real eggs.
• Use the chocolate filling a little sparingly on the bottom of the crust to ensure you have enough to adequately cover the top of the pie. As the peanut filling is softer than the chocolate, I've noticed that the top chocolate layer spreads most easily with a small metal spreader.