Two Favorite Pecan Pies
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Pecan Pies
Published on November 16, 2010
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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Published on November 17, 2009
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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Published on November 13, 2009
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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Published on May 8, 2009
This is one of my favorite pecan pie recipes. The pecans are toasted, the butter is slightly browned, the pie uses both types of corn syrup and it’s not overly sweet. I think the small bit of cream tames the sugar somewhat, but I’m not sure. For this test pie, I made a basic shortening [...]
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Published on November 22, 2008
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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Published on November 21, 2007
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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Published on November 16, 2007
Served at a popular Texas cafeteria called Luby’s, this is one of my mom’s favorite pies. 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 [...]
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Published on June 12, 2007
