What a treat to get to share one of my favorite recipes with you! This Primer Pecan Pie is just one of the many ways Mom expressed her love for our family. She blessed us in so many ways. What joy to share it with you!
From Our House to Yours
Like me, you probably have favorite recipes this time of year. Certainly, there’s nothing like the smell of a pecan pie baking to bring back sweet memories from childhood. (For more on how to raise history-loving kids, click here.)
I spent many happy hours under pecan trees in my youth, helping my grandmother pick up pecans. Mom’s parents knew she loved pecan pie. As kids we laughed and frolicked like baby squirrels, hoarding the prize of nuts for winter. For my grandmother it was a win-win. She made the family budget go further and she kept three busy grandchildren occupied for awhile!
Mom’s Primer Pecan Pie
1 Pillsbury Pie Crust
3 eggs, mixed together with a fork in a separate small bowl
1 cup white Karo syrup, mix with eggs
2 Tablespoons flour
¾ cup refined sugar
2 teaspoons melted butter, cooled slightly
dash of salt
1 cup whole pecans
2 teaspoons vanilla (I use much more!)
2 teaspoons cinnamon and sugar mix
Preheat oven to 350. Place uncooked piecrust in pie pan. In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar. Add eggs and syrup and stir again. Add butter and salt to mix. Stir in pecans until well coated. Pour into the uncooked piecrust. Bake 30 minutes, then sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top of the pie. Bake 15-30 more minutes until golden brown and the center rises slightly.
To double (or triple or quadruple), I just set out several bowls and make pecan pie filling in each bowl. Then fill as many crusts to bake up sweet treats for the neighbors! Great recipe to share with those you love!
Pecan Pie: Dad’s Favorite Birthday “Cake”
My dad always requested Mom’s Pecan Pie instead of a birthday cake. (To sign up for our blog about family, fellowship, and life-long companionship, click here.)
In the last few years, my sister innovated with the genius idea of using glazed pecans, adding another generation’s love to this family-tested holiday favorite!
We send our best wishes and prayers for your holiday and new year to be filled with family fellowship, laughter, and happy memories!
May we pray together?
Dear Father in heaven. In every way, you bless us. We consider the genius of your creation and praise you. Even pecan trees speak of your creativity and bounty. As we watch the squirrels and other animals instinctively gather in harvest, then hibernate for the winter, we marvel at your provision. Thank you for gifting us with countless blessings. As we gather to celebrate the birth of your Son, we tremble with wonder at the provision you made for us, even for our sin. With the angels, all heaven celebrates and we sing together, “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” We praise you and pray in Jesus’s name. Amen.
We LOVE to hear from you!
What is your most cherished memory from childhood? How do you see God providing in unexpected and creative ways? Which parts of the Christmas story do you love the best and why?
Last Minute Shopping?
Will they arrive by Christmas? I have no idea. One thing I DO know, all these books will still be wonderful well into the New Year! May January first find you curled up with a good book! (Nobody pays me for recommendations, these are just some of the ones under my tree this year.)
For Kids:
Want to share the marvel of God’s creation with your grands? Dinosaur Devotions made it into my grandkiddos’ stockings. Filled with dinosaur facts and fun pictures, older kids will love it for independent study. Written with her dinosaur-loving daughter in mind, Michelle Medlock Adams calls this book “a project of the heart.” To add our interview with Michelle to any of your gift books, click here.
For History Lovers and Men Who Love Battle Stories:
Now don’t miss Danny Sessums’s new 2-volume set of fabulous first-source A Force to Be Reckoned With. Also, Dann’s books make a great gift for research-loving writers. With a few clicks you can download Danny’s own personal stories and wisdom on Fireside Talk Radio to include in your gift to a history-loving friend!
For Gals:
For an inspiring devotion, Michelle and Bethany’s book, Platinum Faith: Live Brilliant, Be Resilient, & Know Your Worth. Happily for me, Michelle and I connected through our mutual friends at Elk Lake Publishing. (For more positive insight from other Elk Lake authors, click here.)
For more about Catherine Ulrich Brakefield’s hallmark-friendly romance books, click here. Or, to discover more fiction and nonfiction from our friends at CrossRiver Media, click here.
Speaking of pie, click here to find the interview we did with Sandra Melville Hart or her mom’s pumpkin pie recipe. As a personal touch to your gift, you can download our interview and include it with any of her entertaining historical fiction.
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
Cathy Krafve, Columnist, Speaker, Blogger, Podcaster, and Christian Writer, invites your stories, ideas, and questions at CathyKrafve.com. Truth with a Texas Twang.
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