Brown Pecan Pie
12 servings
30 minutes
Brown pecan pie is a fragrant dessert that embodies the warmth of home baking and the richness of noble flavors. Its history begins in European culinary tradition, where brown sugar and spices became essential ingredients in cozy pies. This pie features a soft, moist texture thanks to Greek yogurt, while the combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract gives it a deep, warming aroma. Crunchy pecans add a refined touch and contrast with the airy dough. It is best served warm when its aroma fully unfolds, filling the home with coziness and warmth. It pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee or fragrant tea, turning any tea time into a true gastronomic delight.
1
Mix 0.6 cups of brown sugar, 0.6 cups of flour, and cinnamon. Add 6 tablespoons of softened butter and mix well with a fork. Then knead with your hands and add nuts.
- Brown sugar: 2 glasss
- Wheat flour: 2.6 glasss
- Ground cinnamon: 0.8 teaspoon
- Butter: 160 g
- Pecan: 0.5 glass
2
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease a round metal pan. In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt. In another bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer, add vanilla, and beat again. Add eggs one at a time, then gradually add flour and yogurt. Mix well.
- Wheat flour: 2.6 glasss
- Soda: 0.3 teaspoon
- Ground nutmeg: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 0.5 teaspoon
- Butter: 160 g
- Brown sugar: 2 glasss
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Greek yogurt: 1 glass
3
Place the dough in the prepared mold and sprinkle with nut mixture.
- Pecan: 0.5 glass
4
Bake the pie until brown for about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes, cut into segments, and serve warm.
- Butter: 160 g