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Do you like pecan pie?I do.

exchemist

exchemist

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Frank Goad said:
Do you like pecan pie?I do.:)
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Nope. I find it bland, too sweet and consequently rather stodgy. In my opinion sweet pies need something acid, like a sour fruit, to contrast with the sweetness and the fattiness of the pastry, apple pie being the obvious example.

Pecans strike me as a sort of poor man's walnut, with less flavour and less of the tannic astringency of walnuts. But I wouldn't put walnuts in a pie either.
 
ChristineM

ChristineM

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exchemist said:
Nope. I find it bland, too sweet and consequently rather stodgy. In my opinion sweet pies need something acid, like a sour fruit, to contrast with the sweetness and the fattiness of the pastry, apple pie being the obvious example.

Pecans strike me as a sort of poor man's walnut, with less flavour and less of the tannic astringency of walnuts. But I wouldn't put walnuts in a pie either.
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One of my favourite cakes is date and walnut .

Around these parts walnut trees are everywhere, walnut cake is a staple, personally i find it to dry. Adding dates makes it gorgeous (in my opinion)

In a pie though? No.
 
Stevicus

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I like pecan pies. I haven't had one in a while, though.

Didn't Stuckey's have pecan pies at their roadside stops?
 
JustGeorge

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No, I don't. Yuck.

exchemist said:
Nope. I find it bland, too sweet and consequently rather stodgy. In my opinion sweet pies need something acid, like a sour fruit, to contrast with the sweetness and the fattiness of the pastry, apple pie being the obvious example.

Pecans strike me as a sort of poor man's walnut, with less flavour and less of the tannic astringency of walnuts. But I wouldn't put walnuts in a pie either.
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I wonder if there's some truth in that. Pecan pie is famously popular in the South(US); my husband says they're everywhere. You want them, you just pick the right off the ground at no cost. You can also pick/gather them and sell them to lose who are unable/unwilling to gather them for themselves.

Having once been a kid needing money(he was abandoned at 12, so had to fend for himself), he used to gather them and sell them; he'd get about $300 for a 5 gallon bucket.
 
exchemist

exchemist

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JustGeorge said:
No, I don't. Yuck.



I wonder if there's some truth in that. Pecan pie is famously popular in the South(US); my husband says they're everywhere. You want them, you just pick the right off the ground at no cost. You can also pick/gather them and sell them to lose who are unable/unwilling to gather them for themselves.

Having once been a kid needing money(he was abandoned at 12, so had to fend for himself), he used to gather them and sell them; he'd get about $300 for a 5 gallon bucket.
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Pecan trees certainly seemed to be everywhere when we lived in Houston. Pecans themselves are not bad, I thought, as nuts to shell and eat. But making nuts into a pie strikes me as a mistake - what the French call étouffe-chrétien. (literally to choke Christians - I always found this hilarious when my wife used it:D.)
 
JustGeorge

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exchemist said:
Pecan trees certainly seemed to be everywhere when we lived in Houston. Pecans themselves are not bad, I thought, as nuts to shell and eat. But making nuts into a pie strikes me as a mistake - what the French call étouffe-chrétien. (literally to choke Christians - I always found this hilarious when my wife used it:D.)
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When I was exploring the American South via recipe, I noticed if there was an opportunity to dump sugar on something, it was taken.

I'm not a huge fan of pecans period; I'd rather have almonds.
 
exchemist

exchemist

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JustGeorge said:
When I was exploring the American South via recipe, I noticed if there was an opportunity to dump sugar on something, it was taken.

I'm not a huge fan of pecans period; I'd rather have almonds.
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Now almonds are a classy nut.

(A bit like me.......;))
 
Subduction Zone

Subduction Zone

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exchemist said:
Nope. I find it bland, too sweet and consequently rather stodgy. In my opinion sweet pies need something acid, like a sour fruit, to contrast with the sweetness and the fattiness of the pastry, apple pie being the obvious example.

Pecans strike me as a sort of poor man's walnut, with less flavour and less of the tannic astringency of walnuts. But I wouldn't put walnuts in a pie either.
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I am going to have to disagree with you. Pecans, at least in the US, tend to be more expensive than walnuts. I just looked up an online source and shelled pecans are more than twice as much as shelled walnuts:

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As to the pie I love it, but cannot eat it by itself. As you pointed out it needs something to cut the sweetness and a nice cup of black coffee is a perfect pairing with a pecan pie.

If I get one for my house I am the only one that eats it, So I only tend to do it once or twice a year. It will take about three days, but I have my craving filled for quite a while by then
 
exchemist

exchemist

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Subduction Zone said:
I am going to have to disagree with you. Pecans, at least in the US, tend to be more expensive than walnuts. I just looked up an online source and shelled pecans are more than twice as much as shelled walnuts:

Nuts Online By The Pound | Premium Quality Nuts for Sale

As to the pie I love it, but cannot eat it by itself. As you pointed out it needs something to cut the sweetness and a nice cup of black coffee is a perfect pairing with a pecan pie.

If I get one for my house I am the only one that eats it, So I only tend to do it once or twice a year. It will take about three days, but I have my craving filled for quite a while by then
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Ah yes, black unsweetened coffee might do the trick with a small piece. Nuts and coffee pair quite well. But I'm surprised at the relative price v. walnuts.
 
Subduction Zone

Subduction Zone

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exchemist said:
Ah yes, black unsweetened coffee might do the trick with a small piece. Nuts and coffee pair quite well. But I'm surprised at the relative price v. walnuts.
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If I buy nuts for myself I prefer walnuts too. Pecans are a bugger to crack properly without a specialized nut cracker and the material separating the different parts of the nut will immediately dry out your mouth if you eat some by mistake. I will often crack walnuts by putting two in my hands and squeezing them against each other. The stronger will crack the weaker.
 
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