Comments on: Best thing I ever ate…at Thanksgiving

By: Have a ‘yummy’ holiday! » Petit Fours

Have a ‘yummy’ holiday! » Petit Fours — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:38:56 +0000

[...] I did a “Best Thing I Ate at Thanksgiving” post and shared several recipes, but they were in the comments and got a little lost. [...]

By: Sandy Elzie

Sandy Elzie — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:57:06 +0000

Hi Carol,
Your Pecan recipe looks great…and easy. I love to make sweet potato casserole at this time of the year. I top it with a little Brown Sugar & chopped pecans.

Great post.

By: Carol Burnside

Carol Burnside — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:52:39 +0000

Ah, yes, Susan. Homemade yeast rolls are wonderful. My Granny used to make those too. I loved smelling them cooking!

By: Carol Burnside

Carol Burnside — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:51:43 +0000

Keta, A lot of people use the Karo Syrup recipe for regular Pecan pie. Here’s the original: http://www.karosyrup.com/recipe_details.asp?id=485 However, I use my Granny’s recipe:
SOUTHERN PECAN PIE because it uses both light and dark Karo. I think it’s better.
3 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 C. Dark Karo syrup
3/4 C. clear Karo syrup
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp flour
1-1/2 C. whole pecans
1 unbaked 8″ pie shell
Combine eggs, molasses, syrups, melted butter, salt and vanilla in mixing bowl. In a small bowl, make a paste of a small amount of the liquid mixture and flour; stir into remaining mixture. Add pecans. Stir. Turn into unbaked pastry shell. Bake at 325º F for 1 hour or until firm.

And my chocolate version comes from the recipes included with Baker’s German Sweet Chocolate bars. I can’t find a link to the one I have. This one adds coconut: http://www.kraftbrands.com/bakerschocolate/recipes/recipe-detail.aspx?recipeId=57770&recipeName=Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie

The one I use doesn’t.
CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

1 pkg (4 oz) BAKER’S® GERMAN’S® Sweet Chocolate
2 Tbsp butter
1 C. corn syrup (I use Karo)
1/3 C sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 C pecan halves
1 unbaked 9″ pie shell
Whipped topping (optional)

Heat oven to 350º F
Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl at HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
Mix in corn syrup, sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour into pie shell.
Bake 55 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Garnish with whipped topping and additional pecan halves, if desired. 8 servings.

Enjoy!

By: Keta Diablo

Keta Diablo — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:08:51 +0000

You chickies R making me hungry all over again. I made the sweet potato casserole this year and it was a huge hit!

I’d love the recipe for the chocolate pecan pie or the recipe you use every year for pecan pie. This is loaded with calories, I know, but I adore pecan pie!

Great post, thanks, Keta

By: Susan Carlisle

Susan Carlisle — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:31:53 +0000

My mother’s homemade yeast rolls are my favorite. Hot butter and jelly. Best dessert I know. I always look forward to the holiday so that she will fix them. I do love my sweet potatoes too.

By: Sia Huff

Sia Huff — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:25:16 +0000

I’m with the concensus here. Sweet Potatoe Souffle is the favorite in our house too. Yes, lots of sugar and butter, but oh so good. And my homemade apple pie, a la mode.

By: Carol Burnside

Carol Burnside — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:46:15 +0000

Carly, it is a lot of calories, but I only make it once a year – maybe twice. Also, it makes about 12 servings, so all that fat and sugar aren’t in every serving.

However, it’s sweet enough to be dessert. I think you could get by with cutting the sweet potato butter and sugar in half. The topping I wouldn’t. Otherwise, it won’t crisp right. Opting to toast pecans on top could work for a little crunch and would look pretty.

By: Carly Carson

Carly Carson — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:17:30 +0000

Okay, I copied down the recipe. But I can’t help noticing a full cup of sugar and a full cup of butter. Have you ever tried cutting back any of that? Do you think it would destroy the recipe? I’m just curious because we like things on the plainer side. Ooops, I just noticed the cup of brown sugar. Maybe I’ll just sprinkle the nuts on top. lol My husband’s family loves the sweet potatos with marshmallows on top but me and my kids can’t eat them. I would love to make this for Christmas because it sounds good, but maybe I’d better experiment first. Any helpful hints? Thanks for sharing.

By: Carol Burnside

Carol Burnside — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:27:17 +0000

LOL, Pam. I knew what you meant.

It’s a shame you didn’t get to partake of the pie, Linsey. A real shame.

Oh, Dianna, you’re making me hungry!

C.E.: Your casserole sounds a lot like mine. Yummy!