Sugar Craving Pecan Pie

The impending arrival of Halloween must have had sugar on the brain this past weekend. I used the convenient excuse of having two babysitters come over Saturday evening to throw together this tasty Pecan Pie. Because everybody knows that if you want to maximize your sugar intake with pie, the pecan variety is the way to go. I really got slapdash with the syrup combination this time. While simultaneously overcooking my butter and brown sugar mixture on the stove, I was racing around getting my 3/4 cup of various syrups together. I thought I had sorghum, and was planning to put a bunch of that in there, but I must have used it up. So, I used about 1/2 cup of brown rice syrup, a splash of really dark molasses, a generous pour of honey, and a generous pour of maple syrup. It might be the best flavor combination yet! And although I fretted over my extensive cooking of the butter and brown sugar (some of it gathered together into chunky crystals, oops), it all cooked up just fine into that lovely velvety sugar custard!

Current Pie Tally: 230

Mama Comes to Town Apple Crumb Pie

This Apple Crumb Pie is essentially the same as the last one I made for the block party. 'Tis the season for apple pies! My mom came to visit for a few days and she is in my pie fan club, so a pie was in order. I was in the assembly stages of this beauty when she came walking through the front door. The pie was tasty as usual, but I felt I could have sauteed the apples a tad longer. They could have been a touch softer to the bite. And I maybe could have omitted one apple from the filling to up the thick saucy goodness ratio. But delicious overall, like I said. And everyone else who ate the pie thought it was perfect the way it was.

Current Pie Tally: 229