PIE!!!!

There's a big dept store in Cardiff called Howells.  They have an amazing food section with all kinds of temptations including a small American corner where you can buy packets of grits, cereal, canned pumpkin, and the likes including corn syrup.  I guess I'll head there.  I'll have to go see if the international food shop has pecans.

Now if I could stop being tempted by the Lucky Charms.  It just seems criminal to charge £6.75 for a box of cereal!

Several of the 'regular' stores do carry pecans (just remember to ask for PEEcans, not peCAHns), but in much smaller packaging, so you'd have to buy several.
(Though you could probably find larger packages at health food places like Holland & Barrett)

Even my pathetic little local Tesco carries pecans!

All this talk has got me thinking that, since Elizabeth refuses to come make one for me  , I might just have to make a pecan pie for Thanksgiving this year. Maybe here I can find a premade crust that's not full of junk I'm unwilling to eat.

Has anybody actually tried using golden syrup in a pecan pie? I don't get on too well with corn syrup, even if I could find it around here, not having the benefit of Harrods. But if it's going to be a disaster without corn syrup, I can have J pick some up in the US this weekend.

I'd give it a whirl, and mix in some maple syrup, and/or a bit of treacle as suggested earlier.
(not a blatant refusal, just bad timing!)

Maple syrup is perfect with pecans! Yum! I'm hungry now.   

Has anybody actually tried using golden syrup in a pecan pie? I don't get on too well with corn syrup, even if I could find it around here, not having the benefit of Harrods. But if it's going to be a disaster without corn syrup, I can have J pick some up in the US this weekend.

I make pecan pie with golden syrup and it turns out perfect.....

I make pecan pie with golden syrup and it turns out perfect.....

Exactly what I wanted to hear! Thanks!!!

Oh that's an idea!  But doesn't that taste sort of molasses-y? 

That's the funny thing - it doesn't.  I don't like treacly...too dark and bitter and a bit nasty, but mixed up with everything else it is scrummy.  I have a feeling that there may be golden syrup as well, but it's been years since I made it so can't remember.

Vicky

Whoa!  Check it out - the PIE!!!! thread is now 13 pages long!

And the major pie season (Thanksgiving, Christmas) is squarely in the headlights on the road ahead!

PIE GOOD!

LOL I was just giggling about the 13 pages devoted to pie. I love it! 


I don't know a thing about baking pie, I just know I like to eat it

I have some apple pie in the oven right now, made from scratch.  I used butter in the dough.  It's a new dough recipe I'm trying out so we'll see how it turns out!

June

Oh I'm so glad you posted, Junehawk!  I was thinking about our pie thread today & hoping for an update.  You must post a photo!

Oh I'm so glad you posted, Junehawk!  I was thinking about our pie thread today & hoping for an update.  You must post a photo!

Pictures galore!
http://thymeforfood.blogspot.com/2007/09/got-in-kitchen-and-baked-me-some-pie.html

June

Pictures galore!
http://thymeforfood.blogspot.com/2007/09/got-in-kitchen-and-baked-me-some-pie.html

June

You make me hungry!  What a beautiful pie....

I love the "PIE" idea.  I'm so going to steal that!  I've done apples and leaves on my crust, but that was just cute!