Chef and cookbook authorAlexander Smallsspikes his sticky-sweet pecan pie with just enough bourbon to add a kick of flavor that accents the sweet chunks of apple. Fuji apples are perfect for this pie; they bake up soft but retain their texture. Braeburn and Honeycrisp also work well.
Very disappointing! Love my usual pecan pie , but thought this would be an improvement, wrong! Apples make the nuts soft and mealy. Bourbon in filling is an enhancement, but the filling doesn’t have that good Carmel taste. Embarrassed when I served it for Thanksgiving.
Insipid. No Bourbon exhancement. No apple twist-- carmel or otherwise. It's a pie without an identity in the worst way. Do not waste your bourbon, apples or pecans. So embarrassed to serve this pie- especially since I'm an experienced baker and seldom "fail". When no one speaks while they're trying to be polite and choke down the pie... Ummmm... Sure sign of disappointment and surprise I made something so awful. I'm trying to help you out here. Move on from this and don't look back. That's what I'm going to do.
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