Bourbon Pecan Pie

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So it is true...the Spiced Pecans are SPICY! But if you love a kick, spice em' up!

Otherwise, I suggest leaving the pecans alone or toasting them. Or simply reducing the amount of cayenne pepper to the spice mixture (it says to add 1 teaspoon to the whole batch, and I can see how that may be a wee bit much for some...my husband and I loved it; my mother could not eat it.

It's ok to tweak a recipe - and if you know you don't like heat spice, why add the cayenne?

The real gem here is the crust - it is delicious! Mixing pecans in the crust with the bourbon - a brilliant combo. I did not have a tart pan and used a regular old pie pan. It fit perfectly. and the amazing part? It came right out of the dish and onto a lovely cake stand. No runny pie.

So, while my parents could not enjoy the pie because of the spice, it nevertheless was eaten completely by my husband and me!

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This was the first time I weighed the ingreds for a recipe.This came out as advertised. No runny pieces-cut easily-perfect pieces with every cut! How can weighing 2 oz of whole pecans, equal just enough pecans to decorate around the edge of a 9 inch tart pan? Amazing!
Thanks so much for this great perfect pie! Oh I couldn't find the golden syrup.The Cost Plus in town usually carries this but was sold out! So I used a pecan syrup as a sub. I hope to try this again with the golden syrup.

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We had a generous giving pecan tree growing up. I would consider myself a "pecan pie aficionado" and this is by far the best pecan pie I have ever made or eaten. I used rum instead of bourbon and now I want to make the bourbon version as a comparison. Loved that there is liquor in the pie crust as well. Loved it!!

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I love everything I have done from Alton Brown, but, these spiced pecans were way over the top spicy. I had to throw away the pie...made me so sad....but saved me lots of fat and calories!

my son: "that is the worst pie i've ever had."

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This was a total disaster...no one could eat it! The idea seemed great, but if I was ever to try it again, I would NOT follow the Spice Pecans part - they were totally awful!

Also, I was only able to find an 11" tart pan, so I had to double the recipe - but after each guest who requested a slice tasted it, the whole thing went into the trash. What a waste...I LOVE Pecan pie, but this was inedible. One thing that may have been a factor was the fact I could not get Golden Syrup, so I had to cook down Real Maple Syrup to thicken. But that would not account for the awful taste of the Spiced Pecans...

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I WOULD give this recipe 10 stars, if possible, but, the only problem for me is that part of it gives measurements in non-standardized terms, i.e. 6 ounces of flour. I had a dear British friend who would bake the most wonderful treats and, when she gave me the recipe...2 ounces of flour. Most recipes written by people here in the States are stated in terms of, say, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of...you get the idea. I can do the math, but it's extremely complicated and so unnecessary. Nonetheless, people RAVED about this pie at the Thanksgiving meal...many compliments were given. However, I do think it would have turned out more like what we saw Mr. Brown make on the Thanksgiving program had I had standardized U.S. measurements for everything. And, yes, I know I can get a food scale and measure it, but who has the time?

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AB strikes again. Absolutely delicious. I also followed the recipe to a "t" and it was perfect. The cooking time was longer than advertised, but that is to be expected.

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This recipe is outstanding! We followed it exactly - including making the spiced pecans (so yummy and using golden syrup (you have to try that!. The only change I made was using spiced rum instead of bourbon (we didn't have any in the house. It is the perfect pie - Alton is a genius!

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I made this pie for Thanksgiving, I have never made a pecan pie that is so tasty before in my life!!!! I watched the countdown to T-Day and loved it so had to try the pie. It will be gone by Thanksgiving though at this rate. Top pie Alton Brown, Top Pie!!!