Pecan Streusel Filling Food

PECAN-STREUSEL FILLING

Steps:

• Combine sugars, pecans, flour, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium bowl. Using your hands or a pastry cutter, cut in butter until well combined and crumbly; set aside in refrigerator until ready to use.

PECAN STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Place brown rice flour, dates and pecans in a food processor, and pulse until crumbly.
• Add cashew butter and purée.
• Drizzle in 1 to 2 tablespoons of cold water until mixture begins sticking together.
• Spread streusel mixture on a parchment-paper-lined, large, rimmed baking sheet and bake 5 minutes, then remove from the oven.
• Break up streusel clusters and continue baking until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for later use.

CHERRY-PECAN STREUSEL ROLLS

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). , When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 16x8-in. rectangle., In a small bowl, combine the pecans, sugar, oats, butter and cinnamon. Set aside 1/3 cup for topping. To the remaining filling, stir in cherries and almond paste. Sprinkle over dough to within 1/4 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 slices., Place cut side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Preheat oven to 350°. Stir flour into reserved topping; sprinkle over rolls. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, milk and extract until smooth. Drizzle over warm rolls.

PECAN-STREUSEL LATTICE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For pie crust, in a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar and salt.
• Add butter and pulse until largest pieces are the size of peas.
• In a cup, combine water and vinegar; drizzle, a little at a time (just using amount needed), while pulsing, into flour mixture until a dough just starts to form (mixture will appear dry but will form a soft dough when pressed with fingers).
• If dough still crumbles, pulse in a little more water mixture.
• Turn dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and quickly form a ball by gathering together and pressing with hands.
• Halve and wrap each piece in plastic wrap, pressing to flatten into disks.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 pie crust disk into a 14-inch round.
• Fold in half and transfer to a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Unfold dough and gently lift into place.
• Trim edges to a 1/2-inch overhang and transfer to a freezer.
• For apple filling, peel, core and cut apples into 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick slices.
• In a large bowl, gently toss together apples, granulated sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 t cinnamon, the ginger and the nutmeg.
• In another bowl, combine nuts, butter, brown sugar and remaining 1/4 t cinnamon.
• Fill crust with half of the apples, evenly sprinkle with nut mixture and top with remaining apples.
• Freeze while making lattice top.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees and place rack in lower third.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out remaining disk into a 14-inch round.
• Using a fluted pastry wheel, cut into eight 1-inch wide strips.
• Vertically arrange half of the strips over filling.
• Horizontally weave in remaining strips, gently lifting vertical strips.
• Adhere to bottom crust with some water; trim and crimp.
• Beat egg with 1 T water; brush over lattice.
• Generously sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Bake on baking sheet 25 minutes.
• Reduce oven to 375 degrees and bake until apples are tender (test by piercing with a paring knife) and juices are bubbling, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• If crust browns too quickly, cover with foil.
• Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool at least 1 1/2 hours before serving.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

DEEP-DISH PEACH PIE WITH PECAN STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• For streusel topping:
• Stir flour, oats, sugar, and salt in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture holds together in moist clumps. Mix in pecans. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
• For crust:
• Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Add butter and shortening. Using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles very coarse meal. Drizzle 3 1/2 tablespoons water over. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap; chill at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. If necessary, soften dough slightly at room temperature before rolling out.
• Roll out dough on floured work surface to 14-inch round; transfer to 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Cut off all but 1/2 inch overhang. Fold overhang in; crimp edge. Chill crust.
• For filling:
• Stir sugar and next 4 ingredients in large bowl. Mix in lemon juice, then peaches; toss. Let stand at least 20 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• Set rack at lowest position in oven. Slide foil-lined baking sheet under rack onto oven floor (to catch any drips). Preheat oven to 400°F. Spoon filling into crust. Scatter topping over, breaking up large clumps.
• Bake pie 30 minutes. Reduce oven to 350°F; bake until juices bubble thickly and topping is golden, covering edges with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour. Cool on rack at least 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE WITH TOASTED PECAN FILLING

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and heat oven to 350 degrees (325 if using dark, nonstick pan). Generously butter 10" tube pan with a removable bottom.
• Topping: In a 2 quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until almost melted. Remove from heat and cool to tepid. In a medium bowl, combine flour, pecans, granulated sugar and light brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt and stir with a fork. Add the flour mixture to the butter and stir until evenly moistened and crumbly.
• Filling: In a food processor, pulse the pecans, sugars, cinnamon, and cocoa 4-6 times to combine and chop the pecans.
• Cake: In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes. Add the sugar slowly, beating until combined. Scrape the bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending each one completely before adding the next. Scrape the bowl down and add the vanilla.
• On low speed, alternate adding the dry ingredients and the sour cream, adding the flour in four parts and the sour cream in three, beginning and ending with the flour and scraping the bowl as needed.
• Spoon 2 generous cups of the batter into prepared pan. Smooth with the back of a soup spoon, spreading the batter to the side of the pan first and then to the center. Sprinkle about 1/2 cup of the filling evenly over the batter. Cover the fillinf with about 2 cups of the batter, dropping dollups around the pan and smoothing with the spoon to sides of the pan and then to the center. Don't lift the spoon while smoothing or you will disturb the filling. Sprinkle another 1/2 cup of filling over the batter and cover with 2 more cups of batter. Layer on the remaining filling and then the remaining batter for four layers of batter and three layers of filling.
• Insert a table knife 1" from the side of the pan straight into the batter going almost to the bottom. Run the knife around the pan two times, without lifting the knife blade, and spacing the circles about 1" apart. This distributes the filling but still keeps it clearly defined. Smooth the top of the batter with the back of the soup spoon.
• Take a handful of the streusel and squeeze firmly to form a large mass. Break up the mass into smaller clumps, distributing the streusel evenly over the batter. Repeat with the remaining streusel. Press the streusel lightly into the surface of the batter.
• Bake until the top of the cake is golden brown, the sides are beginning to pull away from the pan, and a wooden skewer inserted in to the center of the cake comes out clean, 70-75 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for at least an hour before removing from pan.
• Gently lift up the center tube while carefully pushing the bottom upward with your opposite hand. If the cake doesn't release easily, run a thin knife between the cake and the tube and between the cake and the outer wall of the pan. Once the cake is out, run the knife under the bottom, too.
• Fold a 12" square of aluminum foil into quarters. Measure 1 1/4" from the inside tip of the foil and cut a arc to make a hole for the tube when you unfold the foil. Unfold and place over the cake, pressing gently onto the top of the cake and molding the foil around its sides to hold in all the streusel.
• Invert the cake onto a plate and remove the center tube. Invert the cake onto a rack, remove the foil, and cool right side up.
• Can be frozen up to 3 months.