If you are a Pecan Pie fan, and/or if you are picky about your Pecan Pie, THIS IS THE RECIPE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!! Try it and you'll see! I like a good southern pecan pie, because they just know how to handle their pecans in the south! This is perfect!
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cup pecans
1/3 cup melted butter
1 9" unbaked pie shell
Directions:
Beat the eggs slightly. Add in the corn syrup, sugar and salt. Stir until combined. Stir in vanilla. Pour pecans over the top of the mixture but don't stir in yet! Pour the melted butter over the top of the pecans, covering all of them. Let this sit for up to a minute. Doing this gives the pecans a nice toasted tasted, yum! Now stir in the butter and pecans and pour into your pie shell. Bake at 375 for about 35-45 minutes, just until the pecans are glossy and set at the top of the pie. Sometimes the center of the pie will start to "erupt", where it looks as if something is trying to crawl out of the middle :) This means it is done! Cool on a wire rack until completely cooled. Then sit down and eat directly out of the pie pan or you can store in the fridge for up to a week.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Cornbread
Another one borrowed from my other blog!
Cornbread
1 9 oz pkg Jiffy yellow cake mix (yes, cake, not cornbread)
-ingredients called for in cake mix... 1 egg, 1/2 cup water
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup milk.
Mix up the cake mix according to the directions on the box, don't beat too much air into it, you don't want holes in your cornbread!
Mix the rest of the ingredients and gently fold into the cake batter.
Pour into either 2 greased 8" pans, a greased 13"x9"x2" cake pan or you can also make cornmeal muffins. I usually just use a canola oil spray to grease the pans and it turns out fine.
Bake desired shape at 400 until it is lightly browned and starting to crack on top. Let cool a bit and then serve! Great served warm with butter or with chili!
Cornbread
1 9 oz pkg Jiffy yellow cake mix (yes, cake, not cornbread)
-ingredients called for in cake mix... 1 egg, 1/2 cup water
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup milk.
Mix up the cake mix according to the directions on the box, don't beat too much air into it, you don't want holes in your cornbread!
Mix the rest of the ingredients and gently fold into the cake batter.
Pour into either 2 greased 8" pans, a greased 13"x9"x2" cake pan or you can also make cornmeal muffins. I usually just use a canola oil spray to grease the pans and it turns out fine.
Bake desired shape at 400 until it is lightly browned and starting to crack on top. Let cool a bit and then serve! Great served warm with butter or with chili!
Corn Cakes
I borrowed this from my other blog as I have posted many of my go to recipes over there, but I want them all in one place, so here ya go!
I have made these many times for my family and they gobble them right up! They are somewhat healthy, at least there is some added nutrition in there, but definitely yummy. Plus you can make it up ahead of time and store in the fridge for yummyness (blogger says that's not a word, but, I am leaving it anyway!) anytime!
Corn Cakes
Mix all the ingredients together and fry up like pancakes...
3 eggs - non-salmonella ones if you can find them, I have some in the backyard :)
2 1/2 c milk
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 c cornmeal
1 c flour
1/2 c oat flour - to make oat flour, chop up oatmeal in the food processor til powdery like flour, then measure.
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp brown sugar
5 tbsp soft butter
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 c wheat germ
2 tbsp flax seed
1/2 c chopped pecans (if you don't like pecans or nuts you can sub these for another kind or leave them out entirely!)
2 tsp vanilla
I have made these many times for my family and they gobble them right up! They are somewhat healthy, at least there is some added nutrition in there, but definitely yummy. Plus you can make it up ahead of time and store in the fridge for yummyness (blogger says that's not a word, but, I am leaving it anyway!) anytime!
Corn Cakes
Mix all the ingredients together and fry up like pancakes...
3 eggs - non-salmonella ones if you can find them, I have some in the backyard :)
2 1/2 c milk
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 c cornmeal
1 c flour
1/2 c oat flour - to make oat flour, chop up oatmeal in the food processor til powdery like flour, then measure.
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp brown sugar
5 tbsp soft butter
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 c wheat germ
2 tbsp flax seed
1/2 c chopped pecans (if you don't like pecans or nuts you can sub these for another kind or leave them out entirely!)
2 tsp vanilla
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Okay, this is a very basic recipe, but I use it for my chocolate chip cookies, triple chip, white chocolate macadamia nut, pretty much any "chip" cookie.
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup soft butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chips (chocolate, butterscotch, triple, peanut butter, white chocolate, etc)
1/2 cup nuts if desired (walnuts, pecans, macadamia, etc)
Directions:
Mix the 2 sugars, butter, egg and vanilla until creamy. Dump in flour and put the salt and soda on top of flour. Mix until just crumbly. Sprinkle the chips and nuts over the batter evenly and mix until it forms a ball. Dough should stick together, but not be sticky. If too dry add a tablespoon of milk at a time until it sticks together. If too sticky, add in a tablespoon of flour at a time until tacky but doesn't stick to your fingers.
Shape into desired sized balls and gently press down slightly (not flat, just not round anymore). Space about 1 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook, cookies should be a light golden color when done, and still soft. Cool on a wire rack until firm and store in an airtight container. If you don't plan on consuming within a few days, then freeze.
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup soft butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chips (chocolate, butterscotch, triple, peanut butter, white chocolate, etc)
1/2 cup nuts if desired (walnuts, pecans, macadamia, etc)
Directions:
Mix the 2 sugars, butter, egg and vanilla until creamy. Dump in flour and put the salt and soda on top of flour. Mix until just crumbly. Sprinkle the chips and nuts over the batter evenly and mix until it forms a ball. Dough should stick together, but not be sticky. If too dry add a tablespoon of milk at a time until it sticks together. If too sticky, add in a tablespoon of flour at a time until tacky but doesn't stick to your fingers.
Shape into desired sized balls and gently press down slightly (not flat, just not round anymore). Space about 1 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook, cookies should be a light golden color when done, and still soft. Cool on a wire rack until firm and store in an airtight container. If you don't plan on consuming within a few days, then freeze.
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