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Pecan Pie

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Pecan Pie


  • Author: MearaMay
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour

Description

This is the recipe Ivy used to make my birthday pie. Pecan pie is my favorite. 


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Ingredients

1 and 3/4 white sugar

1/4 c dark corn syrup

1/4 c butter

1 tbsp cold water

2 tsp cornstarch

3 eggs

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 & 1/4 pecans

9” pie shell


Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. 

In medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, butter, water, and cornstarch. Bring to full boil and remove from heat. 

In a large bowl froth eggs, gradually mix in the syrup. Stir in vanilla, pecans, and salt. 

Pour into pie shell and bake 45-50 minutes until it sets. 

Tip: There’s a recipe for pie crust here too! 

 

 


  • Category: Baking

Keywords: Pie, pecan, pecan pie, baking, bake, pies, pie crust

Beer Bread

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Beer Bread


  • Author: MearaMay

Description

2 Variations on beer bread. 


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Ingredients

Version #1:

3 C self-rising flour (look at the grocery for this it is not regular flour, try Gold Medal)

3 T Sugar

1 Bottle of beer

Version #2:

1/2 C Butter

3 C Self-rising flour

2 T Sugar

1 can Beer (12 oz)


Instructions

Version #1: Knead on floured board for 10 minutes and let rise 2 hours and then bake until done. 

Version #2: Melt butter and pour into a loaf pan to coat bottom. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and beer. Spoon into pan. Pour remaining butter over top. Bake at 325 for 1.5 hours. 


Notes

I would LOVE to copy Mike Christies’s version from the Mill in Crown King! 

Keywords: beer bread, baking, bread