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.
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Puff Pastry
Puff pastry builds a layered structure that can carry sweet or savory ingredients. Rough puff and other dough preparations sit alongside cheese twists in this collection of pastry recipes.
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Savory Pie Dough
4½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (1½ ounces) 1 teaspoon coarse salt ¾ teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1½ sticks (¾…
Hotel Hershey Chocolate Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 cup granulated sugar 4 tablespoons cornstarch 2 eggs; lightly beaten 1 stick unsalted butter; melted and cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla 6 ounces…
Pumpkin Pie in Pecan Crust
Pecan Pastry Crust ½ cup dark brown sugar; firmly packed 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ⅛…
West Texas Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 cup granulated sugar ½ cup Karo Dark Corn Syrup ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted 3 eggs, well beaten 1 cup pecan pieces…
Butter Pecan Crust
½ cup unsalted butter 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup granulated sugar ½ cup pecan pieces Preheat oven to 375ºF. Blend together butter, flour and granulated sugar until…
Chocolate Pecan and Caramel Pie
1 9-inch Chocolate Pecan Crust; baked 1 package Knox Unflavored Gelatin ¼ cup cold water 2 cups whipping cream 1 ?-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 extra eggs…
Classic Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pecan Topping
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 16-ounce can pumpkin pie filling 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk 2 eggs ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup light brown sugar; firmly…
Impossible Pecan Pie
1½ cups pecan pieces ¾ cups milk ¾ cups corn syrup; light or dark ¼ cup margarine or unsalted butter; softened 1½ teaspoons vanilla 4 eggs ¾ cups…
Maple Pecan Cream Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; baked 2 cups milk 2 cups maple syrup 3 each well-beaten egg yolks 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 dash of sea salt 1 teaspoon…
New Orleans Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked ½ stick unsalted butter 3 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup Karo Light Corn Syrup 3 tablespoons corn meal 1 teaspoon vanilla…
