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Holiday pies, a-plenty
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood)
Seasons greetings, again!
You know, this was always my favorite time of year, growing up. We get done with Thanksgiving and here we are Christmas time!Â
Growing up in the Dallas area and the East Texas area, we would travel to the farm for Christmas. I remember my grandmother getting up at 3 or 4 in the morning (I always knew when she was in the kitchen because I could hear every pan in the house falling out of cabinets) to start making pies for everyone. Everyone had their favorite, and it was her love for everyone to insure everyone had their favorite pie. There was a table full of homemade pies!Â
Those were the days. How I miss those family holiday gatherings. So I went to the old shoebox and dug out some pie recipes for you.
I hope you all are having a safe and blessed holiday season!
GRANNY’S BUTTERMILK PIE
2 cups of sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/4 cup dates, chopped
1 Graham cracker pie shell
Mix flour and sugar. Stir in buttermilk. Mix well. Beat eggs until fluffy and add to sugar mixture. Beat in margarine and vanilla. Stir in dates and pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
JACK DANIEL’S PIE
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/4 cup Jack Daniel’s whiskey
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1-1/2 cup pecan pieces
1 9†deep-dish pie shell, unbaked
Combine sugar and flour. Add eggs; mix very well. Stir in margarine. Beat well.
Fold in whiskey, chocolate chips, and pecans. Pour into the pie shell. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve warm pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
MILLION DOLLAR PIE
1 can condensed milk
1 large can crushed pineapple, drained
1 small can lemonade
1 carton cool whip (8 ounces)
1 cup pecans
1 Graham cracker pie crust or baked pie shell
Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie shell. Keep refrigerated. Serve when firm and filling is set.
Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) owns Beyond Service, a Montrose-based, home-cooking catering company. For more information, call 713-805-4106 or email [email protected].
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