Rating: 3.5 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 3
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 1
Recipe by Southern Living December 2010

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Credit: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Recipe Summary

total:
33 mins
Yield:
Makes 8 servings
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Preheat oven to 450°. Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly and mixture resembles small peas. Freeze 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. cream and pecans, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

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  • Turn dough out onto wax paper; gently press or pat dough into a 7-inch round (mixture will be crumbly). Cut round into 8 wedges. Place wedges 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush tops of wedges with remaining 2 Tbsp. cream just until moistened.

  • Bake at 450° for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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