Perfect Pecan Pie

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dessert, pastry, pecan, pie, Southern, tradition

Sometimes pecan pie can be sickly sweet, overwhelming the nutty flavor. This pecan pie is our family favorite. My grandmother has been making it for years from her stained, tattered red gingham Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. You will appreciate the simplicity of the flavors and how easy it is to make.

Perfect Pecan Pie

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 1 prepared 9 inch pie crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a mixer, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the syrup and salt, beating well. Beat in the eggs, one at time, until combined. Stir in pecans. Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the filling comes out clean. Serves 8 to 10.

Americana

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Americana, cooking, Dinner, family, meals, Supper, tradition

I love food… It is a huge part of my Americana.   I was raised on Appalachian/ Southern cuisine. Nearly every night my mother had a made from scratch dinner on the table. Family reunions and church dinners also helped shape my understanding that all social occasions are made better around a plate a delicious food.

In my own family I try to continue this tradition.  I cook at least 5 times per week. Quite a lot I have been told for someone of my age (25), a full-time employee, and a member of the “now” generation. I try to avoid fast food, prepackaged food, and foods that contain chemicals I cannot pronounce. I am convinced that I can make delicious, healthy, and fast foods that save my family money and make us happy. 

Sitting  around the dinner table every night is a favorite memory of mine.  I consider myself blessed that I probably ate fast food twice a month. The rest of the time it was homemade all the way. There is nothing my mother (and my grandmothers) cannot cook and cook well. I aspire to reach that pinnacle.