i did explain just how terrible i am at following directions. but m. still asked if i could test this recipe. perhaps the point. if i could follow it, surely his staff could.
three recipes below. a fantastically flaky crust, a pie where i actually followed the recipe, and a pie where i made a few minor adjustments.
pie crust
(makes enough for two 9 inch rounds or one plus a bunch of baby pies)
3 cups flour
3 tablespoons lard (chilled)
7 tablespoons butter (chilled)
salt
ice water
toss a pinch of salt into the flour and cut in the butter. next cut in the lard. add ice water, a spoonful at a time, just until the dough comes together. divide in two, wrap in plastic and chill for at least an hour.
pie numero uno
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
dash salt
1 cup dark karo
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
preheat your oven to 350f.
roll out your dough (about 1/8 inch thick) and place in appropriate tin/s. set in fridge or freezer.
mix the first five ingredients together and stir in the pecans.
pour the mixture into your chilled, prepared tin.
bake for about 50 minutes (or a knife comes out clean).
pie numero dos
3 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
dash salt
3/4 cup dark karo
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
and i followed the instructions above! other than i chopped the pecans a bit as to fit nicely into the muffin tin size pies i made.
