Pretzel Pecan Pie Food

BUTTERSCOTCH SALTED PRETZEL PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
• Add in the cold and cubed butter and use your fingers to press it into the dough. Keep working it in until you reach small pea-sized lumps all throughout.
• Stir the vinegar with 1/4 cup ice water and pour into the dough. Mix with a wooden spoon. It should become thick and damp but still somewhat crumbly. It it's still too dry, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until it starts to form into a shaggy dough.
• Pour it out onto a lightly floured surface (crumbs and all) and work it into a smooth ball. Flatten into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Once chilled, let it rest at room temperature for about 15 minutes. Then roll it out and form it into your 9″ or 10″ pie dish. Place the shell back into the refrigerator while you make the filling.
• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the corn syrup, sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Mix until smooth and well combined.
• Mix in the pecans, butterscotch, and pretzels to evenly coat.
• Pour into the chilled pie shell and spread around the pecans to create an even filling. Top with a few whole pretzels if desired.
• Brush the edges of the crust with an egg wash and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Check the pie with about 30 minutes to go and if it's browning too much, cover the top with a sheet of foil and continue to bake. It's done with the crust is golden brown, the edges are barely bubbling, and your whole kitchen has a nutty and caramelized aroma.
• Allow the pie to cool completely at room temperature, then move to the refrigerator to chill for about 2 hours to set.
• Slice and enjoy!

PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together margarine, sugar and pretzels. Press the mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake in oven for 10 minutes; fill with desired pie filling.

SALTED PECAN BARS WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Line bottom and sides of a 8 inch square pan with aluminum foil, allowing 2-3 inches to extend over sides. Coat foil with cooking spray.
• Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter, sugar and egg white. Press mixture on bottom of pan. Bake for 11 minutes.
• While crust is baking, combine milk and caramels in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
• Remove crust from oven. Pour caramel mixture over hot crust. Sprinkle with pecans and salt. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 m inutes. Chill at least 30 minutes.
• Left mixture from pan, using foil sides as handles. Cut into 20 bars. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week. Serves 20.

FAUX PECAN PIE (NOT OATMEAL)

Steps:

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• Beat eggs and add sugar, butter, corn syrup and vanilla. Mix well.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Set aside.
• Pretzels, butter and sugar are ingredients for topping.
• Place pretzels in a plastic and crush using a rolling pin. DO NOT PULVARIZE.
• Mix melted butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Empty crushed pretzels into bowl with butter and sugar and mix well to coat pretzels.
• Put pretzel mixture on top of pie filling.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Cool before slicing.
• NOTE: Buy twisted pretzels rather than straight. (twisted pretzels more closely resemble chopped pecans).
• Margarine may be used instead of butter but taste will not be as good.