recipe from Relationships 201

[salixbabylon]

In Relationships 201, Jeff brings the dessert to Chris and Steve's house for Thanksgiving. I'm making his pie this year, too, so I thought I'd share the recipe:


Banner by the lovely tularia.




Pumpkin-Pecan Pie with Bourbon Spiked Whipped Cream


Pie Crust
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
3 to 4 tablespoons cold water

Pumpkin Filling
1 cup cooked pumpkin purée
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg, beaten until frothy
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of ground allspice
Pinch of ground nutmeg

Pecan Syrup
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup dark corn syrup
2 small eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground cinnamon
3/4 cup pecan pieces

Bourbon-spiked Whipped Cream
1 cup cold heavy cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Dash bourbon

 


Pie Crust
Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and incorporate with your fingertips until the mixture resembles very coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle the water over the flour mixture in tablespoon increments, stirring continuously with a fork. Form the dough into a ball and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Pumpkin Filling
Combine all the ingredients thoroughly in a medium bowl; set aside.

Pecan Syrup
Combine all the ingredients thoroughly in a medium bowl; set aside.

Assembly
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease an 8-inch springform cake pan.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to 3/16 inch. Very lightly flour the top of the dough and fold it into quarters. Carefully place the dough in the greased cake pan. Press firmly in place and trim the edges. Chill for 15 minutes.
Spoon the Pumpkin Filling into the pan, spreading evenly to distribute. Gently pour the Pecan Syrup on top. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cool and serve with Whiskey Butter Sauce.

Bourbon Whipped Cream
Place the cream in a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed or by hand until it becomes thick and frothy. While beating, add the sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until soft peaks form, being careful not to over-mix. Add bourbon, blend well.


Source Information
New Tastes from Texas by Stephan Pyles

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/printerfriendly/Pumpkin-Pecan-Pie-with-Whiskey-Butter-Sauce-104141#ixzz15PnyAWfQ


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Also, I've been a touch hesitant to share this here, but I got the cover and the galley and it's really real now, which is so unbelievably exciting for me. Relationships 201 (revised) will be published on December 13th, by Dreamspinner Press. :)

Comments

[silkmoth101.livejournal.com]

Now don't be shy! CONGRATULATIONS!!! *throws confetti*

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

*smooch* Thank you! I've been dancing around the house for voer a week! :)

[deathbymutation.livejournal.com]

So jealous. I've been struggling to get my story finished for months and I'm really considering submitting something.

:) Good for you!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Polish it up, drink a shot of booze, take a deep breath, and hit "send". That's the hardest part, I swear. :)

Thank you!

[hpstrangelove.livejournal.com]

Wow, congratulations! That's wonderful. So many on my flist are doing well with Dreamspinner this year. I'm very happy for you. I'll be sure and buy it when it comes out.

That pie looks yummy - too bad I don't cook.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I've known DSP since they began, so I'm biased but I do honestly think they have a very high level of quality. I'm thrileld you have other author-friends there too - it's almsot like fanfiction is becoming a gateway to being a paid author. :)

I'll save you a piece - come on over! ;)

[heartofslash.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

*smooches* Thank you, mistress. ;)

(You've been posting mroe - feeling better? Maybe I should unearth my phone book and give you a call...)

[heartofslash.livejournal.com]

I'm alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barely. Heh.

It's been another round of injury-therapy-recovery-overdoing it-staying in bed for a day-therapy-recovery. Repeat ad nauseum.

But I'm doing okay with my spiffy new treatment - muscle relaxants. Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Also, I've been walking twice a week with my neighbour. When I can walk. A couple of times I haven't been up for walking and we've done pilates instead. And I'm taking guitar lessons - my teacher is a bluegrass player. So exciting. Of course, I can't play nearly fast enough for bluegrass (not with all those muscle relaxants in me)so I'm learning me some Johnny Cash songs. Busy busy busy.

And I got the novel edited. Woohoo. Thanks for the tips.

*snoggle*

Feel free to phone whenever you feel the, uh, urge. And there is a sexy package that I'm mailing tomorrow - keep a weather eye out!

[autumn-witch78.livejournal.com]

CONGRATS, hon!!! SO HAPPY for ya! *squishes*

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've been beside myself with joy as it gets more and mroe real. :)

[live-laugh-love.livejournal.com]

That is an awesome recipe and congrats on the book! Can't wait to buy it!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

I hope the pies turn out well. :)

And thank you!

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[ladykatiewench.livejournal.com]

1) will you hate me if I just buy a pie crust? Because if I'm gonna do this, I'll be fighting for space in the kitchen!

2) dude...you totally rock! Don't make me throw things at you!!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Nah, just buy the uncooked pillsbury kind, if you must buy one. zthe pre-cooked frozen ones are awful, IMO. ;)

*smooch*

[dissonant-dream.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

:) Thank you!