The day after Pie Day 2022. I decided to do a little different post for Pie Day and show the aftermath.
Tag: Food
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Granny’s Cookbook – Pancakes
As a kid, we loved my granny’s pancakes. It could have been how she cooked them, the fact that she buttered each pancake in the stack, the fact that she cut them up for us, or all the syrup we would pour on them. We loved them so much that early one Saturday morning, at the age of 8 and 5, my brother and I called her up and asked for her recipe so Mom could cook them.
When I made them, I realized how few ingredients were in her recipe. No butter, no baking soda, and a lot less sugar than the recipe I’ve been using. I’ve wondered if her recipes don’t include certain items because of the time period she grew up in.The first photo is her recipe, and the second is the one I use. The main difference is I add butter, baking soda, and more sugar. Below is the recipe as it appears in her cookbook.
GRANNY’S PANCAKES
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup flour
Mix all the ingredients together and add flour until mixture is thick enough to pour into hot skillet and hold shape of pancakes. Cook until bubbles form on top of pancakes. Then flip and cook on the other side. -
Autumn Pie – Apple
To celebrate the first day of Autumn, I decided to make my(and my family’s) favorite pie; apple. I love making the crust almost as much as making the pie. I also get to use my favorite kitchen gadget, the pie bird. It’s supposed to keep the filling from boiling over and keep the bottom crust from becoming soggy. It also supports the top crust from caving in when the filling shrinks. I’m not sure if it works, but I love the way it looks
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Thanksgiving Pies
I’ve always believed that people who cook can be separated into two different groups, chefs or bakers. I enjoy cooking and grilling but when it comes down to it, I’m a baker and I think that is something that runs on my Mom’s side of the family. Most years we go to my hometown for Thanksgiving and my mom makes two to four pies. But this 2020 and nothing is normal. It was the year of staying at home, so we had Thanksgiving at our house which meant I was making the pies this year.
There are a few things I enjoy about baking. I enjoy following recipes and making sure I use the exact amounts that are called for in the recipe. I hate the phrase “a pinch of salt.” I also enjoy making my own crust. When I make crusts from scratch, I feel like I have a connection to my grandmothers. There wasn’t remade crust back then. I can remember sitting in my Granny’s kitchen while she was baking. She would make take the leftover crust and make little mini pies for us.
The recipe I used for my crust came from the Food Network. It makes a wonderful crust but the real reason I like it is you make it in the food processor. Just because I’m making it from scratch doesn’t mean I like to do it the hard way. I tried that, cutting in the butter with that weird knife thing, no thank you.
