Buttery short crust holding a filling of pecan halves, dark corn syrup, bourbon and brown sugar, baked until the centre sets to a sticky, jewel-like custard. The Texas dessert, peaking October-December at pecan harvest.
Pecan pie became a Texas staple after the 1930s when the state's pecan industry boomed (Texas designated the pecan its state tree in 1919). The corn-syrup version popularised by Karo Syrup advertising in the 1930s is the dominant form; the bourbon-and-brown-sugar variant is the Austin gourmet standard. Joann's Fine Foods, Cisco's and Magnolia Cafe carry it.
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Joann's Fine Foods ★ 4.2
south-congress · 1224 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Joann's Fine Foods in Austin is the Bunkhouse Group's Tex-Mex diner at the Austin Motel on South Congress, a palapa-bar patio of fajitas, queso and frozen.
Kerbey Lane Cafe (Central) ★ 4.2
hyde-park-drag · 3704 Kerbey Ln, Austin, TX 78731
Kerbey Lane Cafe in Austin is the central all-day diner since 1980, the 1930s bungalow that started a chain on pancakes, queso and 24-hour breakfast service.
Magnolia Cafe (South Congress) ★ 4.0
south-congress · 1920 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Magnolia Cafe in Austin is the South Congress 24-hour diner, a counter institution running queso, migas and pancakes through the night, weekends round.
Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar ★ 4.0
east-austin · 1511 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Cisco's in Austin is Rudy Cisneros's East 6th Tex-Mex breakfast counter since 1948, the room that ran the city's politician breakfasts and helped make huevos.