Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Pine Nut Pie...A Twist on Traditional Pecan





Ignore the broken crust.







Before we get to that <--- Let me start off by saying that Christmas was wonderful! I got Keith some books, and he got me a knew knife set and block. Whoop! You don't know how happy I am to have functional knives. I've been living for 10 months with knives that might as well be plastic. Plastic may have even been better.

Look at us and our NFL pajamas!



Now lets get to the good part. I made a pie for dessert. Inspired by Pecan Pie-- which I love--and the delicious, mouth watering Pine Nut. Pine nut pie! It was a hit, let me tell you.
 It was sweet and nutty, and was easy to eat...unlike Pecan, which is difficult because of the larger size of the nut.

Also, it was super easy to make! Easy as...PIE. Har har har.


Ingredients

1/4 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup Dark brown sugar
2 extra large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 pure vanilla extract
8 Tbs Butter (1/2 cup), melted
1 Tbs Heavy Cream
1 Tbs Flour
Dash of salt
3/4 Cup Pine nuts
1 9in Pie Crust

Start off by lightly toasting the Pine Nuts. You must watch them the whole time! They brown very quickly, and usually burn the second you look away. That's just how it works. Pine nuts are kind of expensive so you don't want to make any mistakes. Take them out when they are golden. Set aside to cool.
ta-da

Combine Sugars, butter, eggs, vanilla, flour, and cream in a bowl. Whisk/mix until well blended. Fold in pine nuts.
Prepare the 9" pie crust by lightly coating both sides with flour. Pour pie filling in crust. Cover the crust around the pie with foil and place on a lower rack in the oven.
*Don't place anything on top of the pie-- like extra pine nuts, or extra crust-- until the last 15 minutes of baking. Otherwise everything will sink in and be lost. *

Bake for 45-50 minutes at 350*
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Leave the foil on until about 15 minutes remaining, then take off and add anything on top of the pie if you wish. I sprinkled pine nuts on top and placed a few decorations with extra crust.


*If made ahead of time, place the pie in the fridge and reheat it in the oven for about 10 mins at 350*.

Seriously, it was so good.
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