Pecan Pastry Shell

Category: Desserts
Cooking method: Baking
Yield: 1 loaf

About

This is from my Mom.

Ingredients

  • ½ c. finely-chopped pecans
  • 1 ¼ c. flour
  • 2 T. sugar
  • ½ c. butter
  • 2 T. cold water
  • 1 t. vanilla

Steps

Pulse pecans in food processor until fine. Remove. Add flour and sugar — pulse twice. Add butter — pulse until crumbly Combine water and vanilla and pour through chute while running until it forms a ball. Add pecans — pulse twice. Shape dough into ball — cover with plastic — chill 20 minutes. Roll dough between plastic to 9” pie plate. Prick bottom. Chill 30 minutes. Line pastry with aluminum foil or wax paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake at 350℉ for 20 minutes. Remove weights and foil. Bake 2 minutes more to brown. Cool.