Whiskey Maple Bacon Pecan Pie Food

MAPLE BOURBON BACON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse flour, salt and sugar. Add bacon grease and butter, and pulse until it forms small, pea-sized pieces. Slowly pour water into the blender, and continue pulsing until it forms a ball. Mold the dough into a disc roughly 6 inches in diameter. Cover the disc tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a circle large enough to fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Carefully place the dough into dish, and using the back of a fork, crimp the edges. Chill the formed shell for 20 to 30 minutes before filling.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees,
• Cook bacon in a heavy-bottomed pot on medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes or until cooked, but not crisp. Drain fat and add maple syrup, brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter to saucepan with bacon. Cook over medium0heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Increase heat and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in bourbon.
• Beat eggs, vanilla, and salt, gradually add maple syrup mixture and pecan halves. Pour filling into crust. Bake pie until filling is set, about 55 minutes. Cool pie completely before serving. Can be prepared 1 day in advance. Let pie come to room temperature before serving.
• Beat the cream, sugar, and bourbon using an electric hand mixer until soft peaks form, about 5-6 minutes.

WHISKEY MAPLE BACON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, salt, vanilla and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add cubed butter on top. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until flour is coated.
• Add 4 tbsp of ice water. If it needs additional cold water, add 1 tsp at a time. It should look crumbly, but if you pinch it in your hands it will hold together. rm.)
• Form a dough ball and wrap in saran wrap. Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes before rolling out slightly larger than pie tin.
• Cut edge off, around pie tin and crimp edges, or use a fork to press edges. Using fork poke holes a few times in bottom of pie crust.
• Place in freezer 30 min while preparing filling.
• Melt 5 Tbsp butter in a small pan, then add brown sugar and stir for 2 min. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Combine eggs, whiskey, maple syrup, sea salt, Sweet Honey Pecan rub, and vanilla, as well as cooled brown sugar mixture. Mix well.
• Place Pecans in bottom of frozen pie crust and pour filling mixture over pecans
• Place on smoker at 350ºF (177ºC) for 1 hour.
• Chop bacon into small pieces and cook till crisp. Add in maple syrup and brown sugar. Stir to coat. Place evenly on top of warm pie.
• Serve with fresh homemade Whip Cream.

BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust: Chill the butter in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Pulse the pecans 6 to 7 times in a food processor or until finely ground. Add the flour and salt, and pulse an additional 4 to 5 times. Add the butter and pulse 6 to 7 times, until the texture looks mealy. Remove the lid of the food processor, add the water and bourbon, and pulse 5 to 6 times until the mixture holds together when squeezed and feels like dough. Transfer the dough to a gallon-sized zip-top bag, squeeze together until it forms a ball, then press into a rounded disk and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• To assemble and bake the pie: Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk the eggs, sugar, golden syrup, butter, bourbon, vanilla and salt together until combined. Set aside.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Cut along two sides of the zip-top bag, open the bag to expose the dough and sprinkle both sides very lightly with flour. Cover with the bag and roll out with a rolling pin to an 11-inch circle. Open the bag again, and sprinkle the top of the dough with flour. Place the dough into a 9 1/2 to 10-inch tart pan that is 2 inches deep. Gently press the dough into the sides of the pan, crimping and trimming the edges as necessary.
• Evenly sprinkle the 6 ounces of chopped pecans in the crust and pour the filling on top. Bake for 20 minutes. Place the remaining 2 ounces of whole pecans in a border on the edge of the filling. Bake 10 minutes, until the center of the pie should reach 200 degrees F, and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a cooling rack to room temperature before serving, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• Mix the salt, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon and orange peel together in a small bowl and set aside.
• Place the nuts in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, for 4 to 5 minutes until they just start to brown and smell toasted. Add the butter and stir until it melts. Add the spice mixture and stir to combine. Once combined, add both sugars and water, stirring until the mixture thickens and coats the nuts, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer the nuts to the prepared sheet pan and separate them with a fork or spatula. Allow the nuts to cool completely before transferring to an airtight container for storage. Can be stored for up to 3 weeks. Yield: 1 pound.

PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the white sugar, brown sugar, salt, corn syrup, butter, eggs, and vanilla together in a bowl. Pour the chopped pecans in the bottom of the unbaked pie shell.
• Pour the syrup mixture over the top. Bake the pie until it's no longer loose and jiggly, 1 hour 10 minutes, being careful not to burn pecans and crust. (Cover with foil for part of the baking time if it browns too quickly).
• Allow to cool for several hours or overnight. Serve in thin slivers with freshly whipped cream. Serve with a drizzle of cold Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce.
• Pour the whipping cream into a saucepan. Add the maple syrup and corn syrup and stir over moderate heat until thickened and reduced by about 1/3, approximately 15 minutes. Stir in the whiskey. Refrigerate mixture until it is cold and thick. Drizzle over warm pecan pie.

MAPLE BOURBON PECAN PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to a 9-inch pie tin, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold overhang under evenly. Using a paring knife, carefully cut out leaves from scraps of dough. Gently score leaves with the back of the knife to create veins. Place leaves on a baking sheet. Transfer lined pie tin and leaves to refrigerator. Chill for at least 30 minutes
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, butter, 4 whole eggs, corn syrup, maple syrup, bourbon, and vanilla. Fold in half the pecan halves. Pour filling into pie shell; arrange remaining pecan halves on top of pie.
• Score the outer rim of pie. Beat 1 egg yolk, and brush over hatch marks. Adhere the leaves to the dough in a decorative pattern. Chill the pie for 30 minutes. Mix 2 tablespoons heavy cream with remaining egg yolk. Brush the egg glaze over the leaves, and transfer pie to the oven.
• Bake 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake until a knife tip comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.