Happy National Pi Day!

 

I realize it may seem a bit odd to have a day

that celebrates a numerical ratio... but it sounds

like "pie" so that's good enough for me!

 

 

Book deadlines are approaching so sadly

there will be no pie making at the

American Homestead today.

 

 

But we can revisit some of American

Homestead's favorite pies o' the past!

 

 

I love pie birds!

 

 

I love vintage baking tools!

 

 

I love fresh picked strawberries!

 

 

I love shells!

 

 

I love Paris!

 

 

I love chocolate!

 

 

I love hobnail milk glass!

 

 

 

Maybe we should have another

Summer of Pie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elle's Kitchen: Pecan Pie

Happy National Pie Day!

Today is National Pie Day, at least, that's

what I saw on facebook...  But since I like

pie, I'm taking advantage of this holiday

and making a pie.

Ingredients:

1 cup light corn syrup

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

2 tabl. butter, melted

1 teas. vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups pecans

1 unbaked 9'' deep dish pie crust

Preheat oven to 350F.  

Thoroughly stir together the first 

5 ingredients using a spoon.

Then mix in the pecans.

Pour into pie crust.  Bake on center rack of 

oven for 60 to 70 minutes. 

If pie crust is over-browning, cover edges with foil.

 Cool for 2 hours.  

Store pie in refrigerator (using a pie keeper is

 helpful to keep the pie from picking up any

odors from other foods.)

Pecan Pie is now my favorite pie.  I used to think

Pumpkin Pie was my favorite but now I find I

prefer to eat Pumpkin Bread.  I never made pecan

pie until a few years ago, we never made it in my

house growing up and I thought it would be difficult.

Oh how wrong I was, this is one of the simplest 

pies you can make!

Enjoy!

National Pie Day

and I missed it!

Yesterday was National Pie Day.

A holiday I had never heard of

until yesterday.  And as someone

who considers herself a pie lover,

I am shocked that I never knew

of this splendid celebration before.

National Pie Day is celebrated on

January 23 or 1/23 because pie making

is as easy as 1,2,3 or I suppose we could

say, as easy as pie...

I confess I prefer to make a pie

over eating a pie.  Except in the

case of pecan, pumpkin or pineapple

pie.  I don't love fruity pies but since

most people do I make them.  I would

always prefer a fruit crisp, buckle or

grunt to a pie, but that's just me.

I love all things related to pie.  I've

collected rolling pins, flour sifters,

pie birds, pastry cutters.

Packed away somewhere is a collection

of vintage advertising pie pans, waiting

for just the right kitchen.

This delicious holiday was created in

1986 by the American Pie Council.

Another thing that I never knew

existed until yesterday.

Now we must be sure to not confuse

this holiday with the equally important

National "Pi" Day which is March 14th.

I think it could be fun to celebrate that

day with a pie as well.

All of the pies shown were made by

me during my now famous,

"Summer of Pie".

If I ever spend the summer at home

again instead of gallavanting all over

creation, I will do it again, but I may

need some new recipes. 

 Any suggestions?