One Palatable Pe-can Pie

For those of you who read my title and saw the word Palatable and got confused, then you need to buy a thesaurus because it means delicious.

Anywho, I like to bake.  If you are confused about the word bake, it does not mean cook, it means bake.  I like to bake because I am good at it (or at least I think I am so don't tell me otherwise ) and I am bad at cooking.  So since I like to bake, I thought I would try and make a pecan pie from scratch for Thanksgiving.  Well that sounds easy you say....here is the catch, I wanted to make the crust from scratch too.  When I told my mom this, she laughed and said no, there is a frozen pie crust in the freezer so use that because it will make your life a lot easier.  Well being the stubborn person that I am, telling me no just makes me want to do it more so I went for it.   Now I know why she laughed at me.  It is REALLY hard.  But after working at it all day and probably overworking it (it still tasted just fine anyway) I did it.  So as usual, here are my pictures.  Away we go.....

                     First the Pie Crust (I got the crust recipe off of the Pioneer Woman's blog)

                               Start with all of this

Add the flour (3 cups I think)

Add your shortening and then mix it with whatever this tool is

(I forget the name...sorry)

Beat an Egg like Auburn Beats Bama 

Add the egg, cold water and Vinegar to the mix

Add a Tablespoon of salt

Mix all together with a spoon

Grab some with your hands and...

...make 3 piles 

then semi-flatten them, bag them up and put them in the freezer for about 15 mins. or the fridge if you want it to stay longer.  Like me, I put it in the fridge and then went to go get my hair done.  

Flour your counter top

(Don't be afraid to make a mess)

Throw down your dough

Roll it out, but you have to work fast and don't over work it 

(I learned the hard way) 

looking good

hard part, putting it in the pan.  

For a pretty design, you can use the back side of a fork

NOW THE INSIDE OF THE PIE

(one of my mom's recipes) 

Bring Sugar and Oil to a boil 

(ha that rhymes)

after boil, SLOWLY mix in with eggs

Add Vanilla and butter

Chop 1 cup of pecans

and then add it into the mix 

pour into crust and then bake 

AND EAT!  YUMMY