Today's dessert precedes itself with a story. A couple weeks ago, I brought a chocolate chip pound cake with chocolate icing to my rotation site (a P&O clinic where I get hands-on practice in prosthetics and orthotics). Thinking that this would surely win everyone over, I was severely mistaken when I found out my boss' boss (The Big Man) doesn't like chocolate. So, I asked him what's your favorite dessert? He replies "Pecan Pie." So...having never made a pie, yet alone a pie crust, I accepted the challenge from the Big Man to make his favorite dessert... pecan pie. He's highly intimidating and can severely affect my future in the field, so this better go well. I credit the crust to my second Mom, Mrs. Anita Owen, and the filling to my new favorite friends at Karo syrup, hehe. Enjoy!
Mrs. Anita's Pie Crust:
- 1/2 stick Crisco
- 1 1/3 cups of flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup water
Pecan Pie Filling:
- 1 cup Karo Light Corn Syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. butter (melted)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups of pecans
Finished product!
Dixie decided she wanted to help!
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