Thank you, NM, for aiming Mary to the best recipe. I was busy cooking when
her request came in and couldn't leave the stove for long. Now let me add a
few Indian tricks. ( I am authorized to say 'Indian tricks' since I did
indeed learn them from a precious grandmother who was Lakota.)
Here goes: prevent that pie pastry from getting soggy. Preheat the
oven to 350°. Lightly paint the empty pastry with a little beaten egg
white. Place the pie pan on a cookie sheet and pre-bake it for about 5
minutes. This is sort of like coating the pastry with varnish but there is
no good recipe for edible varnish.
If you will mix the eggs and brown sugar together before you mix in
anything else, you can conquer any rocky sugar lumps before they become a
problem.
And finally: If the pie crust is getting too brown, gently sneak a
sheet of aluminum foil over the top of the pie. When cooking time is up,
turn the oven off, open the oven door just a little and let the pie 'set'
there about 15 minutes more.
How you let the pie cool is important. Don't put it on a cold granite
counter. Try to find a QI and draft free place for at least 5 hours. Many
a nice pecan pie has turned to pecan pie soup because it was cooled or cut
in haste. Polly
"NightMist" wrote On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:33:07 -0700, Mary O'Neill
wrote:
My mom was given a bunch of pecans and she wants to make a pie. The only
recipe I tried didn't turn out. We need a tried and true recipe if
anyone has one.
To stay on topic, I'm making my husband a quilt. It's the first one I've
made him, but not the first time I've sewn for him 
This is the first
quilt I've made in two years. Been ho hum about sewing over that time.
I've only been mending. I feel good about this though and have bought
even more fabric to add to my "To Do" list.
Tried and true for a first time pecan pie?
I would recommend buying a bottle of Karo syrup and using the recipe on
the label.
I prefer using dark, other people prefer the light.
If you manage to find a bottle without the recipe, here it is:
http://www.karosyrup.com/recipe_details.asp?id=485
NightMist
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