Robin, over at "All Things Heart and Home", has the most wonderful idea for a holiday link-up party to cover all the holidays, Thanksgiving through New Year's! She is truly one of the most talented bloggers around and I hope you will take a few minutes to head over and check out her terrific blog and the party!
Since Thanksgiving hits first, I am revisiting this post from the night before Thanksgiving of last year. It's one of my favorites because it includes a simple, but oh-so-yummy, recipe for pecan pie! Give it a try.....I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Thanksgiving is upon us. A time to count our blessings...to be with loved ones...and savor every moment!
And speaking of savoring....I just finished my pre-holiday baking and it smells absolutely HEAVENLY at our house!!! I've got the cornbread and biscuits ready to build some dressing around the turkey tomorrow. Eddie baked two pumpkin pies, bless his heart! Brownies with walnuts are cooling as I finally sit. And I made two of my favorite old-fashioned pecan pies. This recipe is the same one my mother used when I was a little girl and it's fail-proof, super easy, and TOTALLY YUMMY!!!
You will the following ingredients for one pie:
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 stick of margarine - melted
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 cup pecan halves (this just works better than chopped pieces)
1 9-inch deep dish pie shell (uncooked)
Beat or whisk the eggs. Add sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla extract and mix thoroughly. Stir in the pecans, blending them in well. Pour into the pie shell and place on a cookie sheet or shallow pan in 350 degree oven for about 40-45 minutes. The pie is done when golden brown and the middle stops jiggling!
Now, I cheat...I always use frozen pie crusts! I just don't have the patience, the time or the knack for making pie dough from scratch. And the rich, gooey filling in this pie, combined with the delicious pecans, will overcome the shortcomings of any store-bought pie crust! TRUST ME!!!
With all this baking going on, you're probably thinking I have a house full of guests for dinner tomorrow. Nope. It will just be me, Eddie, my Dad (who drove in from Abilene) and Ed's youngest, Kenzie (who is home for college for the holiday weekend). Like alot of empty-nesters, our children and siblings are scattered so far and wide, it's hard to get everyone in one place. Once the young 'uns get grown, they marry and we have to learn to share time with in-laws. Besides that, Eddie is working night shift through tomorrow night, but we get to head to Abilene on Friday morning to see lots of FAMILY!
Until then, we'll be stuffing on the traditional Thanksgiving feast and giving thanks just to be together!
Wishing all of you a warm and blessed day with loved ones!
Jane
******Oops! Looks like somebody's already been into this pie...******
NOT FAIR!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love pecan pie. I haven't made it though for years. I use Pillsbury ready made crust. Why not! :)
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Now that would be my husband - getting into the pie early! Hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving, SITSta!
ReplyDeleteOh it looks yummy but I'm not so talented in the kitchen!
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