Thanks for asking SusanAnn! A lot of people don’t know what cane syrup is. It’s a very Southern sweetener made from pure sugar cane. It was used commonly decades ago, but died out for a while and is now making a resurgence. Is has a texture similar to molasses with a slightly bitter taste. We did a blog post on Poirier’s Cane Syrup not long ago, which includes more information about cane syrup. You can find it here: http://staging.tasteofthesouthmagazine.com/cane-syrup-a-southern-sweetener-deserving-of-remembrance/. We hope this helps!
I’m not one to shy away from a homemade crust, so I made this pie, after my daughter bought me a copy of “Southern Cast Iron.” It came out absolutely great, and everybody loved the rustic look of the pie.
[…] We’ll be baking one filling in two styles of pecan pie. Brian will bake a galette-style pecan pie in a skillet (this can be an enamel-coated or cast iron skillet), and Erin will bake a traditional pecan […]
I’m sorry to appear stupid but in my 69 years on this earth I don’t know what cane syrup is?
Thanks for asking SusanAnn! A lot of people don’t know what cane syrup is. It’s a very Southern sweetener made from pure sugar cane. It was used commonly decades ago, but died out for a while and is now making a resurgence. Is has a texture similar to molasses with a slightly bitter taste. We did a blog post on Poirier’s Cane Syrup not long ago, which includes more information about cane syrup. You can find it here: http://staging.tasteofthesouthmagazine.com/cane-syrup-a-southern-sweetener-deserving-of-remembrance/. We hope this helps!
Lyle’s Golden Pure Cane Syrup can be found at Walmart, most grocery stores or purchased from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Tate-Lyles-Golden-Syrup-454g/dp/B0001590BY
I’m not one to shy away from a homemade crust, so I made this pie, after my daughter bought me a copy of “Southern Cast Iron.” It came out absolutely great, and everybody loved the rustic look of the pie.
We use cast iron skillets an deep Dutch oven when ever we can best taste to any meal
[…] We’ll be baking one filling in two styles of pecan pie. Brian will bake a galette-style pecan pie in a skillet (this can be an enamel-coated or cast iron skillet), and Erin will bake a traditional pecan […]
I’ve got dark corn syrup and light brown sugar but what could I do if I do not have cane syrup?