On Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:48:40 AM UTC-10, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:37:42 -1000, dsi1
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> >On 11/28/2013 4:50 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
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> >> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:08:43 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
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> >>> On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 1:40:09 AM UTC-10, Damaeus wrote:
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> >>>> I just thought I'd ask here since I haven't experimented with this
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> >>> Try the condensed milk recipe. I'd be interested. The no syrup pies are less sweet which is a good thing. I like it a lot better than regular pecan pies. I like to add a lot of extra vanilla and nuts. Thanks Costco!
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> >> This worked rather well. I was impressed.
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> >> Maple Pecan Pie
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> >> " 1 cup pure maple syrup
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> >> " 3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
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> >> " 3 large eggs
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> >> " 1/4 cup sugar
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> >> " 3 tablespoons butter, melted
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> >> " 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
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> >> " 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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> >> " 1 9-inch deep-dish pie crust
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> >> " 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
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> >> Preheat oven to 350�F. Whisk first 7 ingredients in medium bowl to
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> >> blend. Place unbaked crust on baking sheet. Spread nuts over crust.
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> >> Pour filling over. Bake until filling is set and slightly puffed,
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> >> about 1 hour. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely.
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> >This looks like a great recipe. The main problem for me is that a cup of
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> >maple syrup is expensive and there's no bacon in it. Just kidding about
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> >the bacon although I've made pecan pie with bacon and it's pretty tasty
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> >The pie I made came out pretty good. I set the pies on a heavy baking
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> >sheet on a lower rack. The high heat caramelized the filling on the
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> >bottom. It was right on target for a perfect pecan pie crust.
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> Maple syrup is never cheap, but I either get mine at Costco (about
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I used to have some maple syrup from Costco but somebody swiped or used it all up. The next time I go there, I'll pick up more. Maybe I need to find a hidey place for it.

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> Maple syrup last forever in the fridge, so it is one of those foods
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> you can buy economically in bulk, and then use up over a long, long
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> time - no exaggeration- that gallon jug took years to use up and was
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We used to have some at home when I was a kid. It tasted awful and that turned me off to the stuff for most of my adult life. The next time I tried it, it was fine. The one we had as a kid had gone sour or perhaps it had some vinegar mixed in with it. That was unfortunate for me.

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