As promised in my last post, here are two of my favorite southern recipes handed down from my grandmother.

Southern Pecan Pie

Ingredients

3 eggs, beaten

1 cup dark corn syrup

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 to 2 ½ cups pecans

1 9-inch unbaked pie shell

Mix

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla until well blended.

Stir in pecans.

Pour into pie shell

Bake

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes

Or until a knife inserted halfway between the center of the pie and the edge comes out clean.

Let cool.

Serve

Serve at room temperature with whipped cream.

A real crowd pleaser at holidays but loved year-round.

Southern Pecan Pie

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Pecan Pralines

Ingredients

3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 cup whole milk

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 ¼ cups pecan halves

Combine

Combine sugar, cream of tartar, salt, and milk in a heavy saucepan.

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.

Wipe crystals occasionally from side of pan.

Cook

Cook to 238 degrees.

Add butter, vanilla extract, and pecans.

Beat until creamy.

Drop from a large spoon onto a buttered surface or waxed paper.

Makes

Makes 1 ½ to 2 dozen pralines.

Store individually wrapped in an air-tight container.

Delicious!

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Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy these southern recipes from NOLA.

I’ll see you again after I pull the pecan pie from the oven and finish eating the pralines,

Debora Ragland Buerk
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