Traditional Pecan Pie In A Jar Food

TRADITIONAL PECAN PIE IN A JAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread pecans on a baking sheet.
• Bake pecans in the preheated oven until lightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Bring sugar, light corn syrup, and dark corn syrup to a boil in a saucepan; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl until frothy. Add syrup mixture slowly, whisking constantly to prevent eggs from curdling. Whisk in butter, vanilla extract, and salt until batter is smooth.
• Spray 8 small jars with cooking spray. Press pieces of pie crust dough into bottom and sides of jars. Add a layer of toasted pecans to each jar. Spoon in batter, leaving 1/4 inch rim at top.
• Bake in preheated oven until darkened on the top, about 40 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving.

CLASSIC PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Mix corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla using a spoon. Stir in pecans.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F on center rack of oven for 60 to 70 minutes.
• Cool for 2 hours before serving.

PIE-IN-A-JAR

Steps:

• Make the preferred pie crust recipe.
• Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Using the ring from the jar lid, cut 8 circles from the dough, the circles will be the tops of your pies. Line each 1/2-pint glass, oven-safe jar with the remaining dough. Working with the dough as little as possible, make sure that the dough is pressed tightly against the entire surface area of the jar with the exception of 1/2-inch at the top.
• Once each jar is lined with pie dough, fill with 1/2 cup preferred pie filling.
• Top each pie with the pie dough circles or create a lattice pattern or crumb topping to go on top. Make sure you vent the top of the crust by creating a slit so that steam can escape. Using your fingers, or a fork, press the 2 pieces of dough together.
• Brush each pie crust with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Seal each jar with metal lid and place in the freezer for up to 3 weeks.
• If baking pies fresh, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly. If baking pies that have been frozen, bring them to room temperature before placing in the oven

TRADITIONAL PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 425.
• Keep pie crust refrigerated while you make the filling.
• Beat together the eggs with the sugar.
• Add syrup, salt, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Place nuts in the bottom of the pie crust and pour the filling over the nuts.
• Bake on the BOTTOM rack for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the heat down to just 350 and bake another 40 minutes, until the filling is set. If you need to, cover the pie with foil to keep the crust from burning.
• Cool before serving.