Name: Pecan and maple pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For brushing: eggwash; 4 eggs; 2 egg yolks; 150 gm brown sugar; 375 ml maple syrup; 60 gm butter, melted; 55 gm plain flour; 30 ml Bourbon; 1 tsp each ground cinnamon and finely grated nutmeg; Finely grated rind of 1 lemon; Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean; 150 gm pecans, coarsely chopped, plus 22 whole pecans, to decorate; Brown sugar pastry; 150 gm plain flour (1 cup); 50 gm brown sugar; 90 gm cold butter, coarsely chopped; 1 egg yolk; Maple cream; 300 ml pouring cream; 100 ml maple syrup

Pecan and maple pie

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pecan and maple pie.

Serves 12

Prep

30M

Cook

1H 20M

Total

1H 50M

Ingredients

For brushing: eggwash

4 eggs

2 egg yolks

150 gm brown sugar

375 ml maple syrup

60 gm butter, melted

55 gm plain flour

30 ml Bourbon

1 tsp each ground cinnamon and finely grated nutmeg

Finely grated rind of 1 lemon

Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean

150 gm pecans, coarsely chopped, plus 22 whole pecans, to decorate

Brown sugar pastry

150 gm plain flour (1 cup)

50 gm brown sugar

90 gm cold butter, coarsely chopped

1 egg yolk

Maple cream

300 ml pouring cream

100 ml maple syrup

Method

Main

1.For brown sugar pastry, process flour, sugar and 1 tsp sea salt in a food processor until combined, add butter and process until fine crumbs form. Add yolk and process until mixture just comes together, turn onto a lightly floured surface and form into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate to rest (2 hours).

2.Preheat oven to 180C. Roll out pastry to 3mm thick and line a 22cm-diameter tart tin or ring mould placed on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Trim edges, prick base with a fork then refrigerate to rest (30 minutes).

3.Blind-bake pastry until light golden (10-12 minutes), remove paper and weights, brush with eggwash and bake until crisp and golden (6-8 minutes).

4.Reduce oven to 160C. Whisk eggs, yolks and sugar in a bowl to combine, then whisk in maple syrup, melted butter, flour, Bourbon, spices, rind, vanilla seeds and a pinch of salt. Stir in chopped pecans then pour into pastry case. Arrange whole pecans on top and bake until golden and set (45 minutes-1 hour), then cool to room temperature.

5.Meanwhile, for maple cream, combine ingredients in a bowl. Serve with pecan and maple pie.

Styling by Emma Knowles