Pies & Tarts
Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.
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Pastry Crusts
A pastry or crumb crust sets the foundation for its filling. Butter dough, chocolate crumb crust, and rough puff preparations offer different textures for pies and other baked dishes.
In this collection
Honey Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked ½ cup honey ½ cup brown sugar; firmly packed ¼ cup unsalted butter 3 eggs; beaten 1 cup pecan pieces Preheat oven to…
Little Pecan Tarts
6 ounces cream cheese ½ lb unsalted butter 2 cups all-purpose flour 1¾ cups light brown sugar; firmly packed 1 pinch sea salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; melted…
New Orleans Chocolate Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 4 ounces Baker’s German Sweet Chocolate or 4 squares Baker’s Semi-sweet Chocolate; broken into pieces 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine ⅓ cup…
Pecan Chess Pie
1 7½-inch pie shell; unbaked ½ cup unsalted butter; softened 1 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ⅛ teaspoon sea salt 3 egg yolks ⅔ cups evaporated…
Pecan Tassies
½ cup margarine; softened 1 3-ounce package cream cheese; softened 1 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cups brown sugar; firmly packed 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cups…
Pumpkin Pecan Tarts
24 unbaked tart shells ½ cup milk ½ cup light cream 2 eggs 1½ cups pureed pumpkin ⅔ cups brown sugar; firmly packed 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon…
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 cup cooked sweet potatoes 3 eggs ½ cup dark brown sugar; firmly packed 4 tablespoons unsalted butter ¾ cups half and half…
West Texas Chocolate Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1½ cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 1½ cups pecan pieces 1½ teaspoons vanilla ¾ cups all-purpose flour 1½ sticks of unsalted butter 1½…
Apple Pecan Pie
2½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted ½ cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups apples, thinly sliced…
Buckeye Pecan Butternut Pie
1 10-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 large butternut squash ½ cup dark brown sugar; firmly packed 3 tablespoons maple syrup 2 eggs ¼ cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons…
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