{"id":3016,"date":"2013-11-29T21:42:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T02:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2013-11-29T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T03:00:34","slug":"pecan-cream-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/pecan-cream-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Cream Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love going to my mom’s for Thanksgiving. Before I went, I asked if there was anything I could bring, but she had things well covered. In fact, I partook of delicious leftovers all day long. I also shamelessly became the relative who shows up with plastic food containers. In my defense, I want to be able to tell exactly what’s in the fridge. Otherwise good food goes bad, which is upsetting enough. But if I let mom’s Thanksgiving food go bad, that’s something else entirely. That’s the sort of thing to make you kick yourself for weeks on end.<\/p>\n

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I didn’t want to show up empty-handed though, so I decided to take a pie. I knew she had a pumpkin pie, so I decided to go with pecan. But I strayed from the traditional pumpkin pie and did more of a riff off of a peanut butter pie. So, where there would have been peanut butter in the pie, I used a homemade pecan butter. The pecan butter was easier to make than I had imagined, and it also gives me confidence that my William McKinley idea  for Head of State Cakes<\/a> is going to work out the way I intend. To make the pecan butter, I toasted pecans in a skillet and then processed them in a food processor. The pie also had a touch of cinnamon and a shot of bourbon.<\/p>\n

I liked this pie. So did the other folks who tasted it at Thanksgiving. However, I’m even more excited by the other ideas it has unleashed. I would love to do a macadamia nut version, maybe topped with pineapple. <\/p>\n

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Pecan butter<\/div>\t\t\t
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8 ounces pecan halves<\/div>\t\t\t\t
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Pie crust<\/div>\t\t\t
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2 cups vanilla wafer style cookies<\/div>\t\t\t\t
1 tablespoon sugar.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
6 tablespoon butter, melted<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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Pecan filling<\/div>\t\t\t
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8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature<\/div>\t\t\t\t
3\/4 cup powdered sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided<\/div>\t\t\t\t
1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/div>\t\t\t\t
1 cup pecan butter<\/div>\t\t\t\t
1 cup heavy whipping cream<\/div>\t\t\t\t
1 shot bourbon<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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Toast pecan halves in a large skillet, stirring regularly. Remove from heat once pecans become fragrant.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Place the pecans in the bowl of a food processor. Process on high speed until pecans form a smooth butter. You will need to pause the food processor and scrape down the pecans from the edge of the bowl a few times.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
While the pecans are becoming a butter, add salt.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Set aside once the butter has reached a smooth, consistent texture.<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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Turn the cookies into crumbs by processing them in a food processor, or by placing them in a zip top bag and crushing them with a rolling pin.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Add sugar to the cookie crumbs.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Mix melted butter thoroughly with the cookie crumb mixture.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Place the mixture into a pie plate and press it evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the dish.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Place in freezer while preparing filling.<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, 3\/4 cups powdered sugar, cinnamon, and the pecan butter until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until thick and light. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons powdered sugar. Continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Add the bourbon and whip until the bourbon is thoroughly mixed in.<\/div>\t\t\t\t
Carefully fold the whipped cream into the pecan butter mixture. Pour the batter into the pie shell, and freeze for 4 hours.<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>
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