Pecan Pie

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 200°C. Divide the pecans in 2: keep one cup of whole pecans for decoration. Crush the rest.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix : 150g of flour, 100g of brown sugar*, 100g of softened butter & a pinch of salt, until you obtain a crumbly dough. *Check out our tips for this step

Step 3

Pour the dough into a pie pan (24cm diameter) and flatten it, forming the edges well. You can use the bottom of a glass to flatten it.

Step 4

Shave the edges with a knife to make them even. Place in the fridge while preparing for the next step.

Step 5

Mix the remaining brown sugar, white sugar, 1 tablespoon of flour, the eggs and the remaining melted butter in a bowl.

Step 6

Stir in the crushed nuts and vanilla extract.

Step 7

Pour the mixture into the pie pan and spread it out evenly over the dough. Decorate with the whole pecans and set aside.

Step 8

Bake at 200 °C for 10 minutes, then lower to 180°C and bake for another 20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the center is caramel colored.

Step 9

Let cool 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!