Holidays are approaching and you need to wow your crowd with an amazing, yet classic, Pecan Pie. Come in to Napa Nuts to get real California-grown Pecans for your holiday pie at wholesale prices.
Recipe is courtesy of Sally Latimer, the owner of Monday Bakery.
Pecan Pie
Buttery pecans surrounded by a brown sugar bourbon filling. Our favorite way to serve is with a healthy scoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprinkle of Maldon salt, to cut a bit of the sweetness of the pie. We hope you enjoy!
Serves 8
Ingredients
Pie Dough - store bought
3 cups Napa Nuts California Pecan Halves
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp Bourbon
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup honey
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out the pie dough and place in baking tin. Throw in freezer for 1 hour.
Whisk all ingredients together and still in pecans.
Our into prepared pie shell.
Brush crust with egg wash.
Bake 45-50 minutes or until crust is browned and filling has puffed slightly.
About Napa Nuts' customer, Monday Bakery: Sally Latimer, the owner of Monday Bakery, knew she was onto her future career path when she couldn’t stop making rice krispie treats in the microwave of her college dorm. After graduating from Gonzaga University (Go Zags!) with a music degree, she began her culinary career in Seattle, WA where she learned the art of the molten chocolate cake at Hot Cakes Confections. From there, she moved to Napa and received a culinary education at the Culinary Institute of America Greystone. Upon graduation, she worked at a couple of well-known restaurants in the Valley, including The Thomas and Fagiani’s (now closed) and Ad Hoc. Through working for many amazing chefs, Sally cultivated a desire to open her own business. Monday Bakery marries her love for classic desserts, her constant creativity and passion for local ingredients and unique flavor pairings. She constantly strives to provide customers with a high quality product and a reason to look forward to Mondays. In her (very rare) spare time, she enjoys throwing the ball for her Golden Retriever, Obi, watching Raiders football, being dragged to every Marvel movie by her boyfriend, Matt, and relaxing with a glass of bubbles.