August 20-21, 2011: Gleegan Chocolate Pecan Pie

chocolate pecan pie I made in conclusion month.

The origin challenge is the crust. When you're using neither butter nor wheat flour this is no trivial task. made this 1 before as well as knew what to expect. It was thicker than I intended but tasted fine - it doesn't demand compassion points on describe of piece of occupation concern human relationship of beingness gluten-free.

The 2nd notable challenge is replacing the 3 eggs that are beaten into the filling. I suspected this would live a skillful chance to crusade a widely-used vegan egg replacer for the origin fourth dimension - crushed flax seeds inward water. They whipped upwards into an impressive goop inward the spice-grinder attachment to our nutrient processor, as well as when combined alongside the other ingredients created a filling real much similar the original. I made some other alter based on my pantry supplies - my corn syrup ran out as well as I started replacing it alongside maple syrup, as well as thence the maple syrup ran out as well as I made upwards the residuum alongside agave nectar. While I didn't give away a departure at that phase it may accept affected the terminal flavor of the pie.

For all that, this pie did non plough out nearly equally good equally the original. Though I baked it for 10 minutes less, the caramel bubbled also much but about the edges, toughening as well as burning a little. It also leaked downward the side as well as nether the biscuit base of operations inward some places, rendering it hard to slice. I couldn't much sense of savor the chocolate.

A nibble at the centre of the pie tells me that I've got the correct ingredients together here, but a fleck to a greater extent than thought's needed earlier I practice a actually groovy dessert from them.

Gleegan chocolate pecan pie
(a recipe inspired yesteryear this biscuit base as well as this pie filling)

base
225g vegan margarine
3/4 loving cup brownish sugar
ii 1/4 cups gluten-free plainly flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

filling
170g nighttime chocolate
ii cups pecans
3 tablespoons flax seeds
2/3 loving cup water
1/4 loving cup calorie-free corn syrup
1/4 loving cup maple syrup
1/4 loving cup agave nectar
3 tablespoons castor sugar
iv tablespoons brownish sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons brandy

Preheat the oven to 180°C, as well as describe a medium baking dish alongside paper.

Mix together the margarine as well as brownish sugar. Sift the flour as well as baking pulverization over them, as well as mix it all together good alongside a fork. Press the mixture into the baking dish; I layered plastic twine over the mixture to help shine the gummy dough out. Bake the base of operations for 10-15 minutes, until but golden. Set the base of operations aside to cool, as well as plough the oven downward to 160°C.

Roughly chop the chocolate as well as spread it across the base of operations of the pie.

Coarsely chop 3/4 loving cup of the pecans.

Grind the flax seeds inward a spice grinder. Add the H2O as well as maintain blending until it forms a smooth-ish gloop. Transfer to a large bowl as well as stir inward the corn syrup, maple syrup as well as agave nectar, as well as thence the sugars, oil, salt, vanilla as well as brandy. Whisk 1 time again until good combined. Stir inward the chopped pecans, as well as thence tardily pour the caramel over the chocolate.

Arrange the remaining 1 1/4 cups pecan halves on peak of the filling.

Bake the pie until it is fix inward the centre, nigh l minutes (test it alongside a knife). Allow the pie to cool, serving it warm or at room temperature.