Pecan Crust Recipes

PECAN NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Stir together ground nuts, cinnamon, and sugar. Mix in melted butter.
• Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch, deep-dish style, pie pan. Chill the unbaked crust in the refrigerator for about 30 to 45 minutes.
• Place pie crust on a cookie sheet, and position on the middle rack of a preheated 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. WATCH it carefully, as nut crusts burn easily; they DON'T have to turn black to taste burnt! Cool completely before filling.

PECAN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Place pecans in food processor; grind until fine.
• Add melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla and water.
• Continue processing till mixture begins falling off sides of bowl.
• Press into 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake at 325° for 20 minutes or microwave at full power for 6 minutes.

PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix all the ingredients together, press into a 9" tart or pie pan.
• Bake until golden, 15-20 minutes.
• Cool and fill.
• Note:.
• For a quick and elegant dessert add a layer of pastry cream (or instant vanilla pudding made with 1/2 and a teaspoons of vanilla), and top with your favorite seasonal fruit- berries are especially good. Melt 3-4 Tbls of raspberry, apple or apricot jam with 1 Tbls. of a complimentary liquor, cool slightly and drizzle over the fruit, add a dollop of fresh whipped cream to each slice.

PECAN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. In food processor coarsely grind pecans with sugar; transfer to a bowl. In food processor blend together flour, butter, and salt until coarse like meal; add to pecan mixture.
• 2. Add 3 tablespoons ice water, toss until mixed and press dough onto bottom and up the side of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Crimp edge; prick with fork and chill 30 minutes. (Crust can be made 2 weeks in advance, wrapped, and frozen.)
• 3. Line crust with foil, fill foil with rice, and bake in preheated 425 degree oven 7 minutes. Remove rice and foil carefully and bake crust 5 more minutes; cool.
• 4. Use the dough as you would any other dough with the filling you choose to enjoy. Happy Pie-ing!

GROUND PECAN CRUST (LOW CARB)

Steps:

• Grind the pecans. Fine ground will help the crust hold together better, coarse gives you a crunchier crust.
• Add the Splenda to the ground nuts.
• Add the butter (softened or outright melted).
• Press mixture into a pie plate or springform pan.
• Bake for 5-10 minutes between 350 and 450, depending on how toasted you want it.
• You can also make this crust ahead of time.