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what weekends are made of

We decided that this weekend was a pecan pie. Armed with a big bag of pecans, I got right to work on Saturday morning. Pecan pies scare me a little bit, since I didn’t grow up with them, and am not technically 100% sure what the consistency is supposed to be. But since my guy sure loves them, I need to teach myself to be unscared of them.

I followed part of the filling recipe from here. I like dark chocolate, and happened to have a bar of it.

We spent a lot of the weekend doing yardwork, which means you earn an extra big piece of pie in the evening. I think that is a rule somewhere.

my first pecan pie

My reasons for making a pie were threefold:

We just got engaged, so we can do whatever we want.
My fiance’s favorite kind of pie is pecan pie, and I need to learn how to make one for him.
I have been having trouble with my pie crusts, and after watching the master make turkey day pies, I really thought I could conquer the crust.

I wish I could say that it was equal part all those reasons, but I won’t lie. It was mostly because I wanted to make a perfect pie crust.

I know. I could weep with joy. It turned out exactly right. The pecan part of the pie wasn’t too shabby either.

pecan pie in cookie form

Growing up, I never had pecan pie. When I moved down here, pecan pie was this big deal. I am still learning to fully appreciate the pie, but I can definitely get behind this cookie version. (recipe here)