Jul
2020
Moon Pies
Ahhh Moon Pies… they take me all the way back to my childhood. During those innocent days, before I knew Diabetes was a thing, I’d gorge myself on these celestial snacks. In fact, more than once as I perfected this recipe I said aloud, “Screw Diabetes…” and ate one anyway. Go ahead, you know you want to… This recipe provides an opportunity for practicing a couple of slightly advanced baking[...]
Jan
2019
Better Graham Cracker Crust
Graham cracker crusts are easy to use, sweet, and fun to prepare. This is my preferred graham cracker crust recipe because the dough is more manageable than this Graham Cracker Crust recipe. You actually make the graham crackers in dough form! Refrigeration is an important, but not completely necessary, step for this recipe. Chilling the dough allows it to be more manageable when forming it in the pie pan. However,[...]
Jan
2019
Graham Cracker Crust
Crusts based on crumbled graham crackers or cookies are fantastic and simple. However, they can be a pain to work with. The following recipe makes a fairly standard graham cracker crust, but like most of them the end result is not very sturdy. The flavor is great, the structure is… eh. For a better all-around crust see the Better Graham Cracker Crust recipe. Butter binds this recipe together. I hypothesize[...]