The 18th (I think) round of Sugar High Friday is being hosted by Chandra of Lick The Spoon. The theme is one not unfamiliar to us here at Slashfood: cooking with booze. The official title is "Candy is Dandy...But Liquor is Quicker." My contribution is a sweet potato pie with bourbon, topped with pecans and maple syrup. The recipe comes from Alton Brown and his episode of Good Eats dedicated to sweet potatoes. A transcript of the episode, including the pie recipe, is available through the Good Eats Fan Page. That recipe doesn't include bourbon, but I happened to have a bottle of Baker's on the shelf, and, well, you know, it seemed like a good idea. Since this was the first time I made this recipe (or sweet potato pie, for that matter), I didn't want to tinker with it too much, so I only used two tablespoons of bourbon, around half a shot. It could probably have used a little more, as the bourbon flavor is rather faint. Still, it's one of the best sweet potato pies I've tasted. I'm not ashamed to say that the crust was store-bought. I'm still an amateur in the baking department, and, since I always manage to make a huge mess anyway, I figured I'd make it easier on myself. Truth be told, I still managed to scorch a pot and dirty an extra pie pan. But that's all in the past now. What I'm left with is my favorite type of pie, and a killer version at that.
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4-23-2006 @ 12:50AM
sarah said...
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4-28-2006 @ 9:35PM
Steve Holton said...
I love to cook with all types of nuts. Foods with pecans are my favorite, although it can be difficult to buy fresh pecans at a grocery store. I found several good sites to buy from on the web. Try this site.
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4-28-2006 @ 9:38PM
steve said...
I Love Pumpkin pie
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4-28-2006 @ 9:43PM
steve said...
I love to cook with pecans, although it can be difficult to find fresh pecans in grocery stores. I have found several good web site to get pecans from. Here is a good one www.peytonspecans.com
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11-15-2006 @ 4:24AM
Alex said...
I Love Pumpkin pie too.
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