Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
2 cooks on therecipecritic.com rate it 3.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 63.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 106% | 25% |
| liquid | 24% | 0% |
| total sugar | 73% | 90% |
| egg | 80% | 65% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 82% | 17% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons granulated sugar |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 142 g | 5 ounces unsalted butter (cold & cubed) |
| 44 g | 2-4 tablespoons cold water |
| 272 g | 2 1/2 cups pecan halves (divided) |
| 57 g | 2 ounces melted and cooled unsalted butter |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 154 g | 1 cup light corn syrup |
| 112 g | 1/3 cup molasses (unsulphured) |
| 1/3 dark brown sugar (or light brown) | |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
Method: 17 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is the original, southern pecan pie with a tiny taste boost of cinnamon! Also the easiest pie crust ever!” — a cook, 5.0★
“I tried this recipe and it didn't have enough vanilla for me.” — a cook, 2.0★