{"id":13,"date":"2013-12-03T03:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T03:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2013-12-03T03:14:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T03:14:00","slug":"day-16-the-ultimate-compromise-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=13","title":{"rendered":"Day 16: The Ultimate Compromise Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" trbidi=\"on\">Ever watch The Chew, that show?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not often home when it&#8217;s on, but I caught an episode a couple of weeks and HAD to make this pie for Thanksgiving. You see, I&#8217;m not the biggest pie nerd. I really like to eat pie but, on my list of 25 top items to bake, pie might not make it. It&#8217;s nothing against pie, I just like other things, too. So, when I saw this awesome recipe by Carla Hall and realized how awesome it was, I had to make it. I got excited about pie!<\/p>\n<p>My mom helped me make this because I am pie dough-illiterate. My dough tastes pretty good, but it&#8217;s not pretty. I&#8217;ll work on that.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-X1kjGwFMkRw\/Up1NJylvzUI\/AAAAAAAAEho\/BezfoozhsPI\/s1600\/IMG_3460.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-X1kjGwFMkRw\/Up1NJylvzUI\/AAAAAAAAEho\/BezfoozhsPI\/s320\/IMG_3460.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>The Ultimate Compromise (Pumpkin Pecan) Pie<\/h2>\n<div>Lightly adapted from <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/the-chew\/recipes\/Pumpkin-Pecan-Pie-Carla-Hall\" target=\"_blank\">Carla Hall<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/the-chew\/recipes\/carla-hall-pie-crust\" target=\"_blank\">The Chew<\/a><\/div>\n<h4><i>For the family that can&#8217;t agree on pumpkin OR pecan pie. For the people who like pecans but can&#8217;t stand the super-sugary sweetness of the pecan pie filling. For those who like to put pumpkin in everything they eat between the months of September and December. This pie is for you.<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Crust Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1 tablespoon Sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/2 teaspoon Table Salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/3 cup Water<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/2 pound (2 sticks) cold Unsalted Butter (cut into 1\/2-inch dice)<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">2 1\/4 cups All-Purpose Flour (plus more for rolling)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span itemprop=\"name\">Crust Directions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>In a small  bowl, dissolve the sugar and salt in the water. \u00a0Refrigerate until very  cold, about 30 minutes. During that time, refrigerate your butter,  flour, mixer bowl, and paddle, too. (optional)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the chilled bowl, combine the cold butter and flour. \u00a0With  your hands, toss the butter in the flour until each cube is lightly  coated.            <\/li>\n<li> With the chilled  paddle, beat the flour-butter mixture on low speed to just break up the  butter, about 60 seconds. \u00a0Add the water mixture all at once and raise  the speed to medium-low. \u00a0Beat just until the dough comes together in  big chunks, then turn off the mixer.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Divide the chunks of dough in half and very gently pat each group into a  round 1-inch-thick disk. \u00a0Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap and  refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, before rolling. \u00a0You can  refrigerate the disks for up to 1 day or freeze for up to 3 months.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pie Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1 recipe for Carla&#8217;s Perfect Pie Crust<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\"><span itemprop=\"name\"><span itemprop=\"name\">2 tablespoons Butter (softened)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/2 cup Granulated Sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">3 Eggs (lightly beaten)<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1 tablespoon White Vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/2 teaspoon Salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1 cup Dark Corn Syrup<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1 1\/2 cups Pecans (chopped)<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/3 cup Pumpkin Puree<\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\"><span itemprop=\"name\"><span itemprop=\"name\">1\/4 cup Cinnamon Sugar (for garnish &#038; topping)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"ingredients\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Whipped Cream (for garnish)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span itemprop=\"name\">Pie Directions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Preheat oven  to 350\u00b0F.\u00a0Roll out pie dough to 1\/8 inch thickness and line a 9 inch  pie plate, allowing excess to drape over edge. Fold over edges and  crimp, then trim any remaining excess. Line the pan with parchment and  pour in baking beans or weights (or use a round, flat oven-safe bowl for pressure, like Corningware). Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until  crust is light golden.      <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li> Meanwhile, cream 1 TB  butter and sugar, then add beaten eggs, vinegar, salt, vanilla and corn  syrup. Stir in 1 cup of the pecans and all of the pumpkin puree.            <\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span><\/span>Pour filling into  prepared pie crust. Place pie on baking sheet.\u00a0Bake on center rack of  oven for 50 minutes or until set; after 40 minutes, toss the remaining 1\/2 cup of chopped pecans in cinnamon sugar and remaining 1 TB butter, melted. Top the pie with the pecans and continue baking. \u00a0Cool completely on wire  rack.\u00a0Serve with a garnish of whipped cream and remaining cinnamon sugar.\u00a0*Note:  \u00a0If crust is browning before center is cooked, tent edges of pie with  foil and continue baking.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span itemprop=\"name\">\u00a0There you have it, the ULTIMATE COMPROMISE. It&#8217;s delicious, and it&#8217;s even better the next day. Thanks, Carla, thanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Happy compromising!<br \/>Laurel<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>~Laurel~<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever watch The Chew, that show? I&#8217;m not often home when it&#8217;s on, but I caught an episode a couple of weeks and HAD to make this pie for Thanksgiving. You see, I&#8217;m not the biggest pie nerd. 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