Hello! So I’m gonna just share one more recipe from my Thanksgiving. By the way, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of delicious food and stuffed tummies. 

Pecan pie is something I wasn’t introduced to until last year. My sister’s boyfriend was going to be spending Thanksgiving at our house since his family lives so far away that it is a bit of a hassle and pretty costly to fly all the way there. Anyways, the point is, that one of his few requests was to have a pecan pie.

Pecan pie was something that was quite new to my family. None of us had ever made is before and I had never even tasted it. So the search for a good pecan pie recipe began. My mom ended up making a delicious pecan pie which sparked my love for the stuff. It may be a southern dish, but it has definitely found a spot in our Midwestern home’s heart.

Pecan Pie

(adapted from allrecipes)

1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust (I used my regular recipe)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy, and stir in melted butter. Stir in the brown sugar, white sugar and the flour; mix well. Add the milk, vanilla, and nuts.
3. Pour into an unbaked 9-in pie shell. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.

Random Fact of the Day: In West Virginia if you run over an animal, you can legally take it home and cook it for dinner!

By the way, happy Black Friday shopping! I hear there are some good deals over at Kohl’s on donut makers, baby cakes machines, and KitchenAid mixers! I’m 16 and excited about cooking utensils…what is wrong with me?!

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