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Nana’s Pecan Pie

My grandmother, Nana, gave me this recipe when I visited her in 1984. 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup 1/4 cup butter, melted 3 eggs, well beaten 1 cup pecan pieces 1 unbaked 9″ pie shell Mix sugar, syrup and butter. Add eggs and pecans Fill pie shell with mixture and bake in moderately […]

Pie Crumbs

From the King Arthur Flour recipe for Classic Double Pie Crust: 300 g all purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons salt (less if using salted butter) 46 g shortening (1/4 cup) 142 g cold unsalted butter (10 T) Combine the flour, salt and shortening in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs. Cut the butter […]