Texan that I am, I am naturally (because the pecan pie was originally a Texas thang, y’all) inclined to bake pecan pies. Many pecan pies a year. And not just for Thanksgiving dinner. Although plain pecan pies with the basic syrup – egg custard in a tender, flakey crust are delicious in their simplicity, dressed…
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Gluten-Free Peach Pie With Whiskey Smoked Brown Sugar
Smoked brown sugar is a mystery to me. That old adage is a saying for a reason: where one finds smoke, one usually does find fire. Fire emits heat, and sugar melts when its heated. How, then, does one get smokey flavor into brown sugar without melting the sugar? Until a few months ago, I’d…