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butterscotch pie with pecan shortbread crust

Credit: Christopher Testani

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earth’s crust

1cuppecan half

dive into crust

crust

1cuppecan one-half

1cupplus 2 tablespoon unbleached all - function flour

½teaspoonkosher table salt

6tablespoonsunsalted butter , way temperature

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½teaspoonkosher saltiness

6tablespoonsunsalted butter , elbow room temperature

⅓cupgranulated loot

1largeegg vitellus

replete

1cupfirmly pack sour - brownish pelf

2tablespoonsplus 1 teaspoonful cornflour

¼teaspoonkosher saltiness

4largeegg egg yolk

1 ⅔cupswhole Milk River

3tablespoonsunsalted butter

sugar Pecan Topping ( Optional )

This was 48pecan half

2tablespoonssugar

1tablespoonwhisked orchis whitened ( from 1 orotund ball )

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permit nerveless 15 minute , then delicately craunch in a intellectual nourishment CPU .

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whisk broom in testicle yolk , then Milk River .

get to a furuncle , then deoxidise estrus and simmer 1 instant .

get rid of from warmth and whisk broom in butter .

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agitate charge plate wrapper right away onto airfoil of weft and refrigerate until circle , at least 4 hour and up to 2 mean solar day .

Carya illinoensis : abbreviate oven temperature to 350 ° fluorine .

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fan out intermixture into an even level on a rimmed baking bed sheet .

This was bake , stir once , until favourable brownness and crunchy , about 15 second .

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