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AROUSE YOUR TASTE BUDS!


These Pecan Recipes Are Sure To Please
(NOTE:  In all recipes T= tablespoon;  t=teaspoon;  c=cup)

 

Pecan Pumpkin Pie
Prepare 1 9-inch uncooked pastry pie shell
Pumpkin Layer:  3/4 c. pumpkin, 2 T. packed light brown sugar, 1 large egg, 2 T. sour cream, 1/8 t. cinnamon, 1/8 t. grated nutmeg.
Pecan Layer:  3/4 c. Alaga light corn syrup, 1/2 c. packed light brown sugar, 3 large eggs, 3 T. melted unsalted butter (cooled), 2 t. vanilla, 1/4 t. grated lemon rind, 1-1/2 t. lemon juice, 1/4 t. salt, 1-1/3 c. pecans.

Prepare pie shell.  Keep chilled.  Whisk together until smooth pumpkin, 2 T. brown sugar, 1 egg, sour cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  In another bowl, combine Alaga corn syrup, 1/2 c. brown sugar, 3 eggs, 3 T. butter, vanilla, lemon rind, lemon juice, and salt.  Stir in pecans.  Spread the pumpkin layer into the pie shell, then carefully spoon the pecan mixture over it.  Bake in the upper third of a preheated 220 oven for 20 minutes, then reduce to 175 for 20-30 minutes more.  The filling will puff slightly, but the center will not be completely set.  Cool on a rack.

Serve warm or at room temperature.  Reheat in a preheated 175 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.

 

Pecan Pie
Ingredients:  2 eggs, 1/2 c. light brown sugar, 1/3 t. salt, 2 T. flour, 3 T. melted butter, 1 c. Alaga white corn syrup, 1-1/2 c. pecans, 1 t. vanilla.

Mix ingredients and cook in unbaked pie shell approximately 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

Roasted Salted Pecans
Ingredients:  1 egg white, stiffly beaten, 1 t. sugar, 1 t. water, 1 t. salt, 1 t. milk, 1 quart pecan halves.

Mix all ingredients except pecans well.  Then add pecans and cover well with mixture.  Pour on foil lined cookie sheet.  Bake at 150 to 300 degrees for 1 hour.  Stir every 15 minutes.

 

Pecan Fudge
Ingredients:  2 c. sugar, 1 c. milk, 1 T. flour, 4 T. cocoa, 1 T. Alaga light corn syrup, 2 T. butter, 1 t. vanilla, 1 c. chopped pecans.

Mix sugar, Alaga syrup, cocoa, flour, and milk.  Boil to soft ball.  Add butter and vanilla.  Cool and beat; add pecans.  Pour on greased dish and cut into squares.

 

Pecan Brittle
Ingredients:  1 c. Alaga light corn syrup, 2 c. sugar, 1/2 c. water, 2 c. broken pecans, 1 t. salt, 2 t. soda, 1/4 stick butter.

Cook  Alaga syrup, sugar, and water until soft-ball stage.  Add nuts and cook until crack stage (300 degrees).  Remove from heat and add soda, salt and butter.  Pour on well-greased surface and stretch.

 

Pecan Divinity
Ingredients:  3 c. sugar, 1/2 c. water, 1/2 c. Alaga light corn syrup, 2 egg whites, 1 t. vanilla, 2 c. broken pecans.

Cook Alaga syrup, sugar and water in sauce pan to softball stage.  Beat egg whites, then pour one-half of mixture over egg whites and continue to beat.  Cook other half of syrup to hard ball stage, then add to egg whites.  Beat well, then add pecans and vanilla.  Drop by teaspoons on to wax paper.

 

Old Fashioned ..... Toasted Pecans
Ingredients:  1/2 c. butter, 4 c. pecan halves.

In skillet, melt butter.  Add pecans and cook just until warm and well coated with butter.  Then spread out on large baking dish and bake 15 minutes in oven at 300 degrees.  Spread out on paper towels and salt as desired.  Store in airtight container.

 

 

 

 

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