Blue Ribbon 100: The Pecan Pie Recipe

I have a new special day to 
add to my collection

of favorite days...

It happened just the other weekend.

I love when that happens...

you just never know when 

a beautiful, 

'makes you smile

just to think about it'

kind of a day 

is coming your way... 

and aren't we so happy these days find us...?

and then, 
they leave a piece of themselves

behind...like a souvenir of happiness...

 —a sweet lasting memory.

Photo Credit: Hannah @Muddyoakenhouse via Instagram.  Thank you.

Some days just stay with me...

memories linger,

The wonderfulness and warmth of the day

is never too far out of reach.

Even though, those days are often the busiest...

as in, crazy busy  –hustling from one place to another...

working hard and trying to do waaaay

too many things at one time...

For me, so many of those really special days,

 —the ones that really stay with me, they often

revolve around big celebrations, and

holidays...

My newest favorite day was this...

The 2017 Ohio Country Living Fair.

a brand new favorite-day memory...

Truly.

Best time ever.

While this most recent day wasn't 
exactly a celebration... or a holiday...

(although, those of us who LOVE the County Living Fairs 
could argue that the

County Living events are both very 
much our own personal holiday and 

a celebration all rolled into one)

The day was composed of so many
 friends, neighbors, blog readers,

peers and fellow bakers... it was pretty special.

I LOVED having the opportunity to share

my recipes with you!!

answering all the great questions....so fun.

...and best of all... I got to

meet so many wonderful folks.

It was really a thrill.

This year was especially fun, because my

(usually, very busy, very booked on the weekends family)

was able to make the trip to Columbus on Saturday.

Backstage, giving credit where credit is due: My sweet husband
who details the food processor...and washes sink-loads of dishes...
He's a keeper. 
(We were laughing with friends... and appreciating the beautiful work he did)

If you were there, a smiling face in the crowd...

 thank you so much for

coming. 

... and ...if your were there in spirit...

I have a souvenir for you too.

At the Fair, I shared my never before published

award winning pecan pie recipe... my favorite.

I'm sharing it here on the blog today...with you.

Pecan pie is my all-time favorite pie.

 I haven't tried every pie flavor 

known to human-kind,

but of the pies I've sampled,

 pecan is still my favorite.

This particular pecan pie also ended up 

becoming my 100th blue ribbon win this year...

Coincidence??

Perhaps, and maybe

 it was simply meant

to be... 

(Sometimes when you love something sooo much,

other people can't help but to love it too...)

All the fuss this pie has had

 certainly helps keep pecan pie solidly in 

my heart and in my number one slot.

So...keep on scrolling down to the bottom

 of this post, that's where

you'll find the recipe.

Did you know that the
 amazing, super-fun

Country Living weekend
 would never
have been possible without these two

ladies??

It's true.  

It takes a village to keep me in line,
 on task...

...to get all my

baking gear where it needs to be (it's heavy) 
and

to arrive on time...and without any 
lipstick on my teeth...
(These women had everything under control)

These lovely ladies, 
Lesley and Rebecca handled 

our two-day adventure with style and grace,

...and with plenty of laughs.

We had fun... a busy time, but full
of laughter and fun memories.

I so appreciate their willingness to help and

 the time it took away from their own busy family schedules.

... thank you friends. xo

A GREAT BIG thank you to 

Country Living Magazine, for having me

on your Kitchen Stage!!

It was such fun...

Thank you to 

Stella Show Management Company, what a truly

wonderful group of amazing people to work with.

Betty Lyn, Daphne, and Peggy... 

you make it all look so effortless...

 and I know,

enormous amounts of hard work 

and dedication go into creating

such a wonderful event. 

 Your attention to detail 

does not go unnoticed... 

You lovely women, make this a

spectacular event to be involved with.

xo.

Special Thanks to audience member and
 photographer: Courtney Minton of Courtney Paige Photography for
capturing this photo and sharing it.  So sweet.  -thank you.

Blue Ribbon Kitchen: Prize-Winning Pecan Pie

2017 Ohio State Fair Single Crust Division 1st place pie

Karri Perry, BlueRibbonKitchnen.blogspot.com

Baking temp: 350

Time: 50-55 minutes

Yields: 9-inch pie

Pie Dough

2 cups all purpose flour

2 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 Tbsp good quality lard

2 Tbsp Crisco-either butter flavor or original is fine

8 Tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter

¼cup- plus 2 Tbs ice cold water and vodka mixed 50/50

Filling

½ cup dark brown sugar

½ cup light brown

½ cup light corn syrup

¼ cup dark corn syrup

6 TBS butter melted

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 large eggs

¼ tsp salt

1 ½ cup chopped toasted pecans

2/3 cup un-toasted whole-unblemished pecans for edging pie-decoration is optional

Step 1: Mix together flour, sugar and salt, set aside.  Make pie dough by cutting in (using a pastry cutter or food processor) butter, shortening and lard into the flour, sugar and salt.  Add liquid a little at a time…Once dough comes together, shape into 2 equal disks and let rest, covered tightly, at least one hour in the refrigerator. (only one disk of dough is used for this pie)

Step 2: Roll out 1 dough round to ¼ inch thick, fill pie plate.  Set aside in refrigerator.

Step 3: Whisk eggs, sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, extract, salt and vanilla together.  Fold in chopped toasted pecans.

Step 4: Fill pie with pecan mixture.  Top with whole pecans around edges.  Add dough cut-outs in decorative shapes if desired.

Step 5: Bake in preheated 350-degree oven, on the lowest rack for 55-60 minutes or until filling is set.  Allow to cool before serving.

In case you need this recipe too...

If you would like the award winning buttermilk biscuit recipe, please click below.

Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe

Thanks for stopping by...
I'll leave you with a little 
country wisdom about
friendship and biscuit making.  xo