Post Your Own Cafe Recipes!

Post your own favorite recipes that would work in a small local cafe, from chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes to hamburgers and apple pie. Get inspiration by visiting our Small-Town Cafes microsite, with videos and reviews of cafes across Texas.

Delicious Pecan Pie
Kit McConnico, Austin, Texas (adapted from the Texas the Beautiful cookbook)

1/2 cup butter (unsalted)
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 nine-inch unbaked pastry pie crust

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, adding sugar gradually. Blend in vanilla and almond extracts. Add eggs one at a time until fully incorporated. Mix together flour and salt. Add buttermilk and mix well.
Sprinkle pecans in bottom of unbaked pie crust. Pour filling over pecans, and bake pie for 1 1/2 hours.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/03/2008 10:23AM by txmonthly.

(:P) I am confused as to what you want from me??
sometimes i think i am not the sharpest pencil in the box
B) B) the title wants me to list my fav restaurant//cafe
but the opening sentice wants me to give the recipe from the most fav cafe? B)
how am i suposed to know that?/
do you want what I THINK is the recipe??
I am so confused please sharpen my pencil..;)

Sorry for the confusion. Post your favorite recipe befitting a small-town cafe, whether it is chicken-fried steak or your favorite pie recipe.