Pecan pie and maple syrup

 Discover the ultra-gourmet pecan nut and maple syrup tart to die for! Maple syrup is a natural sugar that has a strong sweetening power, so it will replace sugar in this recipe. In addition, it contains minerals and vitamins, but be careful to choose good maple syrup, not tampered with to benefit. In this pie, find multiple textures as amazing as each other. Crunchy, fondant, in short, your taste buds will be delighted! And those of your guests too...

Ingredients:

Sweet dough

75 g of butter (or margarine)

150 g of T55 flour

50 g icing sugar

20 g of ground almonds

A pinch of salt

27 ml of milk (vegetable possible)

Pecan and maple syrup device

100g chopped or powdered pecans

50 g of butter (or margarine)

10 g of cornstarch

170 ml of liquid cream (vegetable possible)

80 ml of maple syrup

1 C. teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

150g whole pecans (for top)

Steps :

Sweet dough

1. In your salad bowl, place the butter, flour, sifted icing sugar, almond powder and mix with your fingertips (or with the leaf of your food processor) until you obtain a sandy dough.

2. Then add the milk and knead until smooth ball forms.

3. Spread the dough lightly, then place it in the fridge for about 1 hour. This step is essential for the dough to hold during baking, to prevent it from sagging.

4. Then preheat your oven to 180 ° C.

5. Roll out your dough and then line it in a tart mold about 20 cm in diameter. Prick the bottom with a fork to prevent the dough from swelling.

6. Bake the dough for 15 minutes to cook it blank.

Nut & maple syrup appliance

7. Meanwhile, prepare the device with pecans and maple syrup. To do this, cut the pecans into pieces with a knife or reduce them to powder with a blender (it all depends on whether you want pieces in your device, or not).

8. Mix them with butter and corn.

9. In another container, whisk the cream and maple syrup and then transfer everything to the previous mixture, several times. Mix well between each addition.

10. Then spread the preparation on the bottom of the pre-cooked pie and arrange over the whole pecans nicely (you can take the example in the presentation photo).

11. Bake again at 180°C for about 35 minutes, then let cool at the exit of the oven.

If you want to make your pie shine, make a syrup by mixing 2 tablespoons of maple syrup with a drizzle of water, heat everything in the pan or microwave and come and top it all. Your pie shines brightly!

Enjoy your pecan pie and maple syrup accompanied by a scoop of ice cream for example!