Pecan pie

With Thanksgiving for our American friends just around the corner, we thought it was fitting to make a delicious, low FODMAP Pecan Pie treat to share with your friends and family.

Pecan Pie – serves 8

Ingredients

Gluten Free shortcrust pastry crust

• 1 cup water
  

• 2 tsp salt
  

• 90g unsalted butter, chopped and kept cold
  

• 150g gluten free flour mix (plus ½ cup for kneading)
  

• 2g Xanthan gum
  

• 2 eggs
  

Filling

• 50g unsalted butter, chopped
  

• 150g brown sugar
  

• 130ml rice malt syrup
  

• 30ml maple syrup
  

• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  

• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  

• 240g pecans
  

• Lactose free cream to serve
  

Method

To make the pastry

1. Preheat oven to 200c
   
2. In a saucepan, combine water, salt and butter.
   
3. Bring to a simmer and add the flour and xanthan gum. Stir vigorously with a  wooden spoon. Lower temperature and continue cooking and stirring until the pastry comes away from the sides and is well combined. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
   
4. When cooled, whisk 1 egg at a time, add the first egg and incorporate fully. If the mixture is a dough texture you may not need the other egg.
   
5. Turn dough out onto a surface with the extra ½ cup of flour and knead until shiny. 
   
6. Wrap pastry in cling film and refrigerate.
   
7. When chilled (can leave it overnight) roll pastry between two sheets of baking paper with a rolling pin until 0.5cm thick.
   
8. Place pastry into greased loose bottom fluted pie dish and press down, trim edges with a knife.
   
9. Pierce bottom of pastry several times with a fork to avoid it puffing up, blind bake with baking beans or rice for 15 minutes.
   
10. Reduce oven temperature to 175c
    

To make filling

1. Place butter, sugar, rice malt and maple syrup into a saucepan and cook over a low-medium heat, stirring until butter melts and mixture is smooth, not grainy.
   
2. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly.
   
3. When cooled, add eggs and vanilla and whisk to combine.
   
4. Scatter pecans over pastry base and pour syrup over the top.
   
5. Place pie on an oven tray and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until filling is browned and firm to touch.