Levi’s Pecan Pie

Sweet by Levi Roots

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/levis-pecan-pie • Posted by Octopus Publishing

This is a delicious and fun pie to try, especially with these spices to give it a fabulocious taste. Serves 8

You will need

For the pastry
100 g cold Butter 80 g Icing Sugar 200 g Plain Flour 1 free-range Egg , refrigerator-cold
For the filling
5 free-range Egg(s) 250 g light Muscovado Sugar 200 g Golden Syrup 70 g Butter , melted 200 g Pecans , half roughly chopped, half left whole Pinch of Salt 6 Cloves , crushed Crème fraîche sprinkled with grated Nutmeg , to serve ½ tsp grated Nutmeg 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 3 tbsp Plain Flour

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Description

This is a delicious and fun pie to try, especially with these spices to give it a fabulocious taste. Serves 8

Instructions

1. To make the pastry, cream the butter and icing sugar together until smooth. Add the egg and flour and mix to combine. Bring the pastry together in a ball with your hands. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the refrigerator for 30–60 minutes. Roll out the dough and use it to line a 30cm (12in) diameter loose-bottomed flan tin. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 200ºC/fan 180ºC/gas mark 6. Line the pastry case with nonstick baking paper, fill with baking beans and bake blind for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes. Remove the pastry case and reduce the heat to 150°C/300ºF/gas mark 2.

3. Meanwhile, make the filling. Whisk the eggs in a bowl then whisk in the sugar, golden syrup, salt, melted butter, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla extract and flour. Stir in the chopped pecans. Pour into the pastry case and arrange the whole pecans on top. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until just set. Serve with crème fraîche sprinkled with a little