DEEP FRIED PECAN PIE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325º and grease an 8" or 9" springform pan with cooking spray. Make cheesecake filling: In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in a stand mixer using the paddle attachment), beat cream cheese and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, then sour cream, flour, vanilla, and salt. Make crust: In a large bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, brown sugar, and salt. Press mixture into prepared pan. Pour filling over crust. Wrap bottom of pan in aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet. (If you want to bake the cheesecake in a water bath, wrap bottom of pan and place in a deep baking pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come up halfway in the baking pan.) Bake until center of cheesecake only slightly jiggles, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Turn off heat, prop open oven door, and let cheesecake cool in oven, 1 hour, then remove aluminum foil and refrigerate cheesecake in pan until firm, at least 5 hours and up to overnight. Before serving, make pecan pie topping: In a nonstick skillet over low heat, melt butter and brown sugar until bubbly (keep heat low to avoid burning butter). Stir in cinnamon, heavy cream, pecans, and salt until completely coated, then remove from heat and let cool and slightly thicken. (You can make the topping up to an hour in advance and keep at room temperature; don't refrigerate as the butter will solidify.) Release springform pan from cheesecake and spoon over cooled pecan pie topping. Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the granulated sugar, corn syrup, butter, bourbon, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs in a bowl.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to fit a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. With a spatula, lift the dough carefully from the surface of the counter into the pie plate. Gently press the dough against the corner of the plate. Go around the pie plate, pinching and tucking the dough to make a clean edge.
• Pour the pecans in the bottom of the unbaked pie shell. Pour the filling over the top. Lightly cover the crust with foil so it does not burn.
• Bake for 50 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until set, being careful not to burn the crust, another 20 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool for 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Before serving, make the whipped cream by combining the heavy cream, powdered sugar and bourbon in a large bowl and whisking until soft peaks form.
• Slice the pie into wedges and top with the whipped cream.
• Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the cold butter and, using a pastry cutter, work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles tiny pebbles. Add the egg, 1/4 cup cold water, bourbon and vinegar. Stir until just combined. Chill until needed.