Sarah's Pecan Pie from Christy

Christy's friend Sarah is a great cook and shared this recipe with her, and Christy made it and said it was easy to make and yummy!
I love pecan pie, so here is the recipe:  (says from Grandma Joyce Watson's Amish cookbook):

Pecan Pie
3 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter melted
1 cup pecans (I chop mine, the flavor is better and pie is easier to cut)
1 tsp vanilla

Beat eggs, beat in sugar, corn syrup, vanilla & butter
Add the pecans.  Pour into unbaked pie shell.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 min, or until filling is set in the center.

The original "Never Fail" pie crust

For a 2 crust pie:

1 stick of Buttery Crisco1/4 cup boiling water
1 Tblsp milk (I use buttermilk)
whip with a fork to the consistency of whipped cream
Add 2 cups flour and 1/2 tsp salt and mix together until you can mold with your hands 2 balls (if it's too sticky add just a pinch of flour so you can form the balls)
With a rolling pin, roll out 1 ball between flour dusted plastic wrap or wax paper. 
 Peel off top layer of plastic wrap and place your pie plate over the crust, flip over, remove the plastic wrap, and mold the pie crust into the pie plate and pour in your filling.

If you are only making one pie, you can freeze the other ball in a plastic freezer bag, it freezes well.


I can't wait to try this, but Christy has and said it was so so good.

For the nourishing of your soul:

"Hope is not a feeling -- it's not a tidal wave of joy in the middle of a problem.  Hope is not the magic wand that makes the problem disappear.  Hope is the lifeline that can keep you from being overwhelmed by the storms in your life.
When you place your hope in Jesus, you place your confidence in His promises that He will never leave you or forsake you--that He will do what is best for you.  Even though you may be in  the middle of a huge problem, hope enables you to be at peace, knowing that Jesus is with you every step of the way"  David Batty