Recipe for Pecan Cobbler

It's the Newest Pecan Pie Craze

Pat Burroughs
In our area some restaurants are featuring pecan cobbler instead of pecan pie. One of my friends was looking for the recipe because her mother-in-law had tried the cobbler and loved it, so I found this one. If you're trying to watch calories and you have no more will power than I do, take this warning and don't make pecan cobbler. It's loaded with calories, so it must taste really good. But for those who aren't watching their weight, and want to try something new, here's your recipe.

Pecan Cobbler

2 1/2 cups light corn syrup
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
5 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups coarsely chopped pecans

Cobbler Crust

1 cup oat flour (make this by processing 1 cup regular oatmeal in blender or food processor)
1 cup unbleached flour (or all-purpose regular flour)
1/2 cup butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 to 1/2 cup cold water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with pan spray.

Filling:

Mix together in a large bowl: sugar, syrup, eggs, vanilla, and butter until well combined.

Pour 1/3 of this mixture into bottom of prepared pan.

Add pecans to remaining filling and set aside.

Now make crust:

Combine oat flour, regular flour and salt in medium or large bowl. (I make it in my stand mixer, but a hand mixer probably wouldn't work.)

Cut butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture.

Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles very coarse meal.

Add cold water a little at a time, stirring until dough forms a ball that sticks together. You may need only 1/4 cup water.

Place dough on lightly floured surface and knead gently until it is no longer sticky.

Roll dough into 9 x 13-inch rectangle.

Carefully pick up the rolled dough and place in pan on top of the filling mixture. You might be able to fold the dough in half to make it easier to move. It won't matter if it tears and has to be pieced together in the pan, This is, after all, cobbler.

Pour the remaining filling mixture onto top of dough.

Bake for about 50 minutes or until the center begins to set.

Remove from oven and let cool about 20 minutes before serving.

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  • Pat Burroughs7/27/2010

    I'm thinking I wouldn't want to freeze the pie once it was baked, as the crust might get soggy. But it might work to get it ready to bake and then freeze it.
    Then you might take it out and let it thaw and then bake as you normally would. I'd want to be sure it was absolutely airtight before I froze it, and then not leave it in the freezer for very long, maybe a few weeks at the most. Sorry, that's the best I can do. Thanks for asking, though!

  • Enola7/27/2010

    Can the Pecan Cobbler be frozen to use for later?

  • jcorn1/6/2008

    Excellent submission, with nice introduction and I have now learned how to make oat flour as well, a bonus :)

  • Jasmine Starr1/4/2008

    Sounds good.. I will have to try this one. :-)

  • cathiesbloggs1/3/2008

    oh..this sounds soooooo good!!!...makes me hungry!!

  • Pat Burroughs12/30/2007

    Update: I made this stuff (see my prior comment on it)at Christmas and due to the amount of desserts we had, everybody went home and left a lot of it for me to eat. My husband has a temporary crown and was afraid to eat nuts or anything sticky so I've been left with it tempting me. I finally decided to eat it so it wouldn't keep tempting me, and have almost finished it. At a week old, it's even better than before--the best stuff I ever tasted. Except I still don't care that much for the crust, at least the way I did it. If I do it again,I'll do very little crust and not as many pecans, but will use caramel ice cream topping in place of most of the corn syrup as I did this time.

  • Shanelle Diaz12/30/2007

    Sounds wonderful, thanks!

  • Momie Tullottes12/30/2007

    Yummy. Thanks Pat. :-)

  • Kay Whittenhauer12/29/2007

    It sounds good to me- I like the caramel ice cream idea, too!

  • Crystal Sky12/26/2007

    Thanks for the added tips, Pat. I am going to bake this, but it will have to be after we're out of Christmas goodies. I gained five pounds just reading this recipe! ;-)

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