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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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You have never had anything quite so delicious! A bit time consuming, but worth every bite. Ingredients:
cheese layer |
8 ounces cream cheese (good old-fashioned fat filled!) |
1/3 cup sugar |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 egg |
1-1/4 cups pecans, coarsely chopped |
caramel layer |
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed |
1 cup light corn syrup |
4 eggs |
pastry |
2 cups flour |
1-1/2 sticks of butter, cut into small pieces |
2 tablespoons sugar |
1/4 teaspoons salt |
1/4 cup lemon juice |
3 tablespoons of cold water |
***you need a deep dish 9-inch fluted pie dish |
Directions:
1. Pastry:
2. Place flour, sugar, butter, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl.
3. Mix with a pastry blender until it resembles oatmeal .
4. Add the lemon juice, cutting it in with a fork.
5. Add enough water so that it stays together when crushed in your hand.
6. Roll out and fit it into a 9-inch deep dish pie pan with fluted edges.
7. Cheese layer:
8. Place cream cheese, sugar, salt, vanilla, and egg into a mixing bowl.
9. Beat until smooth.
10. Pour into unbaked pie shell and top with pecans.
11. Caramel layer:
12. Mix together brown sugar, corn syrup and eggs.
13. Do NOT, however, mix throughly!!
14. Pour over top of the cheese/pecan layer.
15. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until the cheese layer no longer shakes and a toothpick or knife comes out clean and dry.
16. Cool.
17. TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY LONG ENOUGH TO SAVE YOURSELF A PIECE!!!
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