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Article: `PECAN' PIE CAN BE FREE OF PECANS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 17, 2002
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DEAR HELOISE: A friend of mine said you have a recipe for pecan pie that is made with beans instead of pecans. Could you repeat it? -- Pat, via e-mail DEAR PAT: I'm happy as a ``pecan'' to print the pecan pie recipe that has no pecans in it! It's called Mock Pecan Pie because it does taste similar to pecan pie -- but without the main ingredient.
It's easy to make and really does taste like a pecan pie. Plus, you don't have to buy the pecans, which can be pricey.
See recipe at right.
Hint: To help prevent ``powder pockets'' at the bottom of a bowl when making a cake mix, first add the water to the bowl and then add the dry cake mix. DEAR ...