Pecan Pie

I had posted this recipe in my other blog but since this blog is more appropriate for this topic so I want to repost it here.

We still have a lot of pecans and I shelled a bunch of it. My hubby had baked a pecan pie last New Year's Day so it's been a while since we had it. Tonight after we ate supper, I decided to bake a pecan pie. But we didn't have enough eggs in the refrigerator so I asked my hubby to go and buy some eggs. Though it's cold outside, he went to the store and bought 1 dozen eggs so I was able to bake a pecan pie. My hubby and I like it. It was still warm but hubby can't wait any longer so he took a big slice. The pie was still soft and fell apart easily. It's better to eat it when it's already cooled down and settled. I wanna share the recipe here.

Classic Pecan Pie

Ingredients:
1 cup Karo Corn Syrup
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup pecans
1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie crust

STIR first 5 ingredients together, then mix in pecans.
POUR into pie crust.
BAKE at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.

Chicken Pot Pie

Last night I baked chicken pot pie. It was the 3rd time that I cooked it and how my hubby loves it! He said that the chicken pot pie that I baked last night was the best ever that I baked. He almost finished it all. That was our supper last night. Hubby was so full, so was I. Here's the recipe:

Note: I used frozen mix vegetables that I bought at Wal Mart. I was lazy to slice vegetables.

CHICKEN POT PIE

INGREDIENTS

* 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
* 1 cup sliced carrots
* 1 cup frozen green peas
* 1/2 cup sliced celery
* 1/3 cup butter
* 1/3 cup chopped onion
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
* 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
* 2/3 cup milk
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* 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
2. In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
3. In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.