Pies & Tarts
Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.
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Pastry Crusts
A pastry or crumb crust sets the foundation for its filling. Butter dough, chocolate crumb crust, and rough puff preparations offer different textures for pies and other baked dishes.
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Vinson’s Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 16-ounce bottle Karo Dark Corn Syrup 1 to 2 cups water (for heating syrup) 6 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon…
Bill’s Special Edition of Texas Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 3 eggs; slightly beaten 1 dash sea salt 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoons all-purpose flour; heaping 2 teaspoons cornmeal ½ cup Karo…
Caramel Pecan Apple Pie
2 9-inch pie crusts; unbaked 6 cups apples; peeled and sliced ¾ cups granulated sugar ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon sea salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or…
Christina’s Pecan Pie
1 recipe Lard-Crust Pastry or your favorite single crust pastry 3 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup light-colored corn syrup ⅔ cups sugar ⅓ cup butter, melted ½ teaspoon…
Cranberry Pecan Tart
3 large eggs ⅔ cups dark brown sugar; firmly packed ⅔ cups corn syrup ¼ cup unsalted butter; melted and cooled ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon vanilla…
Favorite Chocolate Chip-Pecan Pie
1 8-inch pie shell; unbaked ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 large eggs ¾ cups dark corn syrup ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup unsalted butter or regular…
Gettie’s Apple Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 4 cups cooking apples; chopped 1 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; cut into small pieces 1 cup …
Kentucky Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 1 cup white corn syrup 1 cup brown sugar; firmly packed ⅓ teaspoon sea salt ⅓ cup unsalted butter or margarine; melted 3…
Maple Pecan Pumpkin Tart
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked ½ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup raisins ¼ cup pecan pieces 1 16-ounce can pumpkin filling…
Mom’s Pecan Pie
1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked 3 eggs, beaten ¾ cups granulated sugar 1 cup Karo Light Corn Syrup 1 pinch sea salt 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 cup…
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