Oct.
21 2012

Pecan Pie #SundaySupper #BakeForACure

Posted in #SundaySupper, Desserts, General, Recipes • Comments: 47

99.99% of the time we are fun and games at the Little Red Kitchen. This is a food blog after all.

Today though, indulge me, as we get just a little bit serious here. Not too serious though, because there is still pie involved. Pie.

The #SundaySupper team joined up with Chantal Cookware for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Chantal was generous enough to send 20 of us their Easy As Pie Dish, so we can bake up a pie and bring it to someone affected by cancer or a medical cancer treatment professional.

As someone who 1) has trouble with pie, I couldn’t wait to try out this dish and 2) has dealt with loved ones affected with cancer; I was honored to be selected. While yes, it is breast cancer awareness month, I ask you to join us and bake up a pie for anyone who is dealing with or has dealt with cancer. Chantal is even offering a 20% discount off of all pie dishes from October 16th – October 30th, 2012. Use code BAKE4CURE at checkout. To keep up with the latest from Chantal on their website, twitter, facebook, and Pinterest

While I don’t mention this much, a few years ago, I dealt with a cancer scare. Lucky for me it was benign, but it was the most terrifying and stressful time in my life. Going into surgery blind is something I never want to wish on anyone. Cancer patients are the strongest people I know to have to go through what they do every day. Do something nice for them, and for the people who take care of them.

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Pecan Pie #SundaySupper #BakeForTheCure

4.5 from 2 reviews

Recipe type: Dessert, Pie

Author: Susan Palmer

Pecan Pie is traditional made with a corn syrup filling. While I personally have no issues with corn syrup, I’m trying to make this a little healthier since we are baking for cancer. Corn syrup is still highly processed and in all honesty, you can make a mighty fine pecan pie with out it.

Ingredients

For the pie crust:

1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons, cold unsalted butter, cut into ½ inch pieces
5-6 tablespoons cold water

For the pie:

2 cups light brown sugar, packed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 large eggs, room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups pecan halves, plus ½ pecan halves reserved

Instructions

For the pie dough:

In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender, two knives or your hands add the butter – 2 tablespoons at a time and blend until the mixture looks like pebbles.
Dribble in the water until the dough just comes together, make sure there are no dry patches and it easily forms into a ball. You may not need all the water.
Place on a lightly floured piece of plastic wrap, pat into a disk and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Dough can be made ahead.

For the pie:

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, salt and pecans.
Roll the dough out to ¼ inch thickness and 9½ inches in diameter (or however round your pie plate is.) Transfer to your dish and remove excess dough.
Pour in the filling and neatly arrange the remaining ½ of pecans on top.
Bake for 50-55 minutes until puffed up and golden brown. I suggest placing a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any overspill.
Let cool completely prior to serving. Serve with cinnamon whip cream or vanilla bean ice cream.

Don’t forget to stop by and see what else the #SundaySupper crew is cooking up this week. We have every type of pie you can imagine, from savory to sweet.

These #SundaySupper Contributors, were provided with a beautiful Easy As Pie Dish by Chantal Cookware. They will be sharing their recipes with you this Sunday and also their thoughts on this Beautiful Pie Dish. Many are giving away their dish along with their pie to brighten someone’s day.

Check out these gorgeous Sunday Supper Recipes:

Pecan Pie by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
Nana’s 3LB Deep Dish Apple Pie by I Run For Wine
Upside-down Apple Pie by Comfy Cuisine
Coconut Pie by Basic N Delicious
Italian Chicken Pie by Momma’s Meals
German Apple Pie by Mrs. Mama Hen
Funny Cake by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Sweet Potato Pie with Gingersnap Crust by Webicurean
Crustless Pumpkin Pie with Maple Whipped Cream by The Meltaways
Lemon Meringue Pie by The Messy Baker Blog
Ham and Spinach Quiche by Magnolia Days
Pink Salmon Quiche by My Catholic Kitchen
Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel Topping by Juanita’s Cocina
Grilled Eggplant Moussaka With Greek Yogurt White Sauce by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie by Big Bears Wife
Pumpkin Maple Pie by Mama’s Blissful Bites
Spiced Pumpkin Pie with a Cinnamon Roll Crust by Daily Dish Recipes
Pasteis de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tart by Family Foodie
Chocolate Pie by Diabetic Foodie
Fancified Shepard’s Pie by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
Pink Lady Pie by From Fast Food to Fresh Food

As you may have noticed, when the #SundaySupper Team does something, we come together and do it with a bang. Check out these additional recipes, perfect to take to someone who you want to make feel special this month.

Butterscotch Pudding Triple Chip Cookies by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Pie by Vintage Kitchen Notes
Flatbread with Grapes, Gruyere, Rosemary and Red Onions by Shockingly Delicious
Salted Caramel Filled Chocolate Chip Cookie by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Candy Bar Pie by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Mini Quiches by In the Kitchen with Audrey
Apple Cranberry Slab Pie by Generation Y Foodie
Gratin of Potatoes, Onions & Leeks by An Appealing Plan
Garlic rosemary yeast rolls by Gotta Get Baked
Italian Tomato Tart by She likes ruffles, he likes truffles
Impossible cheeseburger pie by In the Kitchen with KP
10 Grain Muffins by Mangiamo!
Deep Dish Caramel Apple Pie by Mama Mommy Mom
Date Crumb Pie by girlichef
Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Doughnuts by What Smells So Good?

The Sunday Supper Team and Chantal Cookware, would be honored to have you join us for this special #BakeForACure event Around the Family Table this week.

Join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat.

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.

We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.

FTC Disclosure: Chantal Cookware sent a pie dish for this post, all opinions are of my own. No monetary value was exchanged.