Sinful Brown Butter Pecan Pie with Streusel
A decadent pecan pie featuring rich brown butter and a crunchy streusel topping, perfect for special occasions.
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- 473 ml chopped pecans
- 220 grams brown sugar, packed
- 3 large eggs
- 90 ml corn syrup
- 113 grams butter (for filling)
- 110 grams toffee bits
- 60 grams flour (for crust)
- 50 grams granulated sugar
- 22.5 ml sugar (additional for crust)
- 113 grams butter, chopped (for streusel)
- 90 ml butter-flavored Crisco
- 59 ml ice water
- 5 ml salt
- 15 ml milk
- 7.5 ml vanilla
- 15 ml fresh lemon juice
- 8 grams flour (for filling)
- 2.5 ml salt (for filling)
- 60 grams flour (for crust)
- 55 grams additional flour
Instructions
- Whisk flour, sugar, and salt; cut in butter and Crisco until coarse crumbs form for crust.
- Mix egg with ice water; form dough, roll out, and fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Chill.
- Heat butter until golden and nutty aroma (~5 min); cool slightly.
- Whisk eggs, add sugars, corn syrup, browned butter, milk, vanilla, salt, and flour; mix until smooth.
- Fold in toffee bits and pecans; pour filling into crust. Bake at 400°F, then reduce to 350°F, bake 30-37 min, add streusel after 30 min.
- Cool completely before slicing to set filling.
Notes
Ensure to shield crust edges during baking to prevent over-browning.