Tujagues Pecan Pie From The Gumbo Pages Recipes

When the French settled in New Orleans they discovered the pecan. And they promptly made good use of it by creating pecan brittle, pecan pralines, pecan sauce and of course pecan pie. The first pecans I ever ate came from my Grandmother's pecan tree in her backyard. Every Christmas she would send a 50 pound gunny sack of pecans to my mother. My Grandmother's pecans were not those tasteless thin shelled kind; hers had thick shells with just as much shell as meat and 10 times more taste. This recipe for pecan pie is from my mother's uncle whose family owned Tujague's restaurant in New Orleans for more than 70 years.

Provided by lkadlec

Categories     Pie

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Nutrition Facts : Calories 585.4, Fat 31, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 115.9, Sodium 303.4, Carbohydrate 75.9, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 45.2, Protein 6.4

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(Introduction by Malcolm Hébert) "When the French settled in New Orleans they discovered the pecan. And they promptly made good use of it by creating pecan brittle, pecan pralines, pecan sauce and of course pecan pie. The first pecans I ever ate came from my Grandmother's pecan tree in her backyard. Every Christmas she would send a 50 pound gunny sack of pecans to my mother. My Grandmother's pecans were not those tasteless thin shelled kind; hers had thick shells with just as much shell as meat and 10 times more taste. "This recipe for pecan pie is from my mother's uncle whose family owned Tujague's restaurant in New Orleans for more than 70 years." (I have saved this from Chuck Taggart's recipes, truly a Southerner)

Provided by KissaMew

Categories     Pie

Time 1h

Yield 1 pie, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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