This Kentucky Pecan Pie is a family recipe that's softer than most with a great balance of sugar, pecans, and crust. Recipe courtesy of Rebecca Hubbell from Sugar & Soul.
Crust:
Pour oil into a large measuring cup and place in the freezer for one hour prior to preparing dough.
When ready to prepare dough, mix flour and salt in a large bowl.
Remove oil from freezer and pour in the milk, do not stir, then pour both into the flour mixture.
Stir until combined and flatten into two equal disks and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Roll out the first disk on a lightly flour surface and place in a 9 inch pie pan and prick with a fork.
Roll the other disk out and use cookie cutter to cut shapes for the crust if you choose, or just flute the crust edges and save the other disc for the bottom of another pie.
Beat egg and water together and brush on the edges of the crust.
Filling:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine syrup, sugar, salt, butter, and vanilla and mix well.
Add slightly beaten eggs and whisk until fully combined.
Pour into pie crust and sprinkle the top all over with the pecans.
Sprinkle entire pie and crust with granulated sugar.
Bake for 45 minutes, check half way through, if crust is starting to brown, loosely cover with aluminum foil.
Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.