Tujague’s Pecan Pie
🕒 Total Time: Approximately 40 minutes
🍽 Servings: Yields 1 delectable pecan pie
📜 Description:
Transport yourself to the heart of New Orleans with Tujague’s Pecan Pie, a delightful creation rooted in the French culinary heritage of the city. Pecans, discovered by the French settlers, take center stage in this recipe, paying homage to the versatile nut through pecan brittle, pralines, sauce, and the pièce de résistance – pecan pie. Memories of my Grandmother’s backyard pecan tree flood my senses, and this recipe, a treasure from my mother’s uncle at Tujague’s restaurant, captures the essence of a rich culinary legacy.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of eggs
- 3 cups of sugar
- 1 cup of butter
- 2/3 cup of vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 1 cup of Armagnac
- 1/8 cup of other brandy
- 3 cups of pecan halves
Nutritional Information:
- Calories: 585.4
- Fat Content: 31g
- Saturated Fat Content: 7g
- Cholesterol Content: 115.9mg
- Sodium Content: 303.4mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 75.9g
- Fiber Content: 2.6g
- Sugar Content: 45.2g
- Protein Content: 6.4g
🌟 Aggregated Rating: 5 Stars from 9 Reviews
👩🍳 Recipe Instructions:
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Preheat the Oven: Begin your culinary journey by preheating the oven to a toasty 400 degrees.
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Eggcellent Blend: In a glass mixing bowl, crack open the eggs and beat them with finesse. Blend in the sugar, syrup, butter, vanilla extract, salt, Armagnac, and finally, the star of the show – pecan halves.
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Mingle and Mix: Stir the ingredients until a harmonious concoction is achieved, a symphony of flavors awaiting your taste buds.
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Pour with Precision: Gracefully pour the delectable mixture into a pie shell, setting the stage for the culinary masterpiece about to unfold.
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Bake Stage 1: Pop the pie into the preheated oven and let it dance in the heat for the first 10 minutes, a preliminary step towards perfection.
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Temperature Ballet: Lower the oven temperature to a gentle 350 degrees, orchestrating the next act in this culinary ballet.
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Bake Encore: Allow the pie to bask in the warmth of the 350-degree oven for an additional 30 minutes or until a wooden skewer or knife, inserted into the pie, emerges clean – a signal that your creation is ready to dazzle.
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Cooling Serenade: As the final curtain falls, transfer your pecan pie to a wire rack, letting it cool gracefully, ready to be unveiled to your eager audience.
Embark on this culinary adventure, a journey through time and taste, and savor the symphony of flavors that Tujague’s Pecan Pie brings to your table. 🥧✨
