Pecan Pies

I’ve been busy today making pies for a school function. I’d planned on making just one pecan pie, but I found this sweet potato pie that looked so good, I decided to make one of each. The sweet potato pie is cooling and may or may not be worth posting, so for now here’s the [...]

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Today’s pie was courtesy of C&H sugar who sent an email with an offer I couldn’t refuse – “Try a recipe from our website and we’ll send a gift card to cover ingredients.” I was so happy I went straight to C&H Recipe Collection and picked the first recipe that sounded good — Bake Sale [...]

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Have you ever told somebody you’d bake them a cake and then forgotten about it? I woke up today and remembered I owed the school a Staff Appreciation cake and it was due in 2 ½ hours. Luckily, I was able to pull together a second lime bundt cake. Still, I felt …

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No Name Pecan Pie 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided use 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup pecan pieces 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 3/4 cup cup untoasted pecan halves 1 unbaked pie shell, 9 inch In a heavy saucepan, combine 2 tablespoons of [...]

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Today’s pie recipe comes from John Thorne via Chowhound, where a few people have rated and reviewed it. Instead of corn syrup, this recipe calls for Lyle’s Golden Syrup, which gives the pie a very distinct caramel flavor. I used the Chowhound recipe as a guide, but made a few small changes. I toasted the [...]

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Luby’s Butternut Brownie Pie Butter for rubbing pie plate (about 1 tablespoon) 5 large or 4 “extra large” egg whites 1/8 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 14 graham cracker squares, broken into half inch pieces 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans Topping: 1 cup whipping [...]

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