In an upcoming family gathering, you are assigned to prepare for the dessert. You feel the pressure because you don't want to ruin the night with your not-so-good dessert. Checking on your schedule, it is impossible for you to spend many hours preparing for a more complicated dessert because you have limited time after work. And not to mention, your time for buying all the ingredients is really limited.

However apprehensive you are of the incoming event, you still need to check on the crowd who will be attending to help you decide on what dessert to prepare. Since there will be more children attending the party, you have to consider what appeals more to them: sweets. And so making chocolate pecan pie is a brilliant idea.

To make delectable chocolate pecan pies, you have to make sure that you are choosing quality pecan pie. So how do you choose it?

Buy the raw one, with skin. You are sure that your chocolate pecan pie will be more nutritious. Be sure there's “natural” on its label. Once you have bought it, store it properly. Keep it inside the fridge unexposed to humidity and heat until such time that you will make the chocolate pecan pie.

How Pecan pie Is Made

So you are an avid chocolate pecan pie eater and your pantry does not run out of stocks of pecan pie. Has it crossed your mind on how the is pecan pie made?

Harvesting

Harvesting of peanuts happen between September to October. With the aid of the machines, the plants are pulled out from the ground, roots start to break away, and plants are shaken for excess soil. For few days of drying, the plants are placed in an upside down position. The dried plants are harvested, put into wagons for another drying time before the State or Federal Bureaus conduct inspection for valuation and quantity purposes.

From Peanuts to Pecan pie

Before being taken to the manufacturer, peanuts are brought to a separate plant for shelling. Peanuts are being sorted according to size; excess dirt, rocks, and sticks are removed. After cleaning and segregating, peanuts are packed before shipping.

In the processing plant, the fresh peanuts are then placed into roaster with hot air (240 degrees Celsius to be exact). The oven swings to and fro for even roasting, turning white peanuts to light brown.

After roasting, peanuts are being cooled down with the aid of suction fans in pulling out warm air inside the room. The quick process prevents the peanuts from further cooking to ensure natural oils remain in peanuts. The peanuts are now ready for blanching. The machine rubs off the outer skins in between the two belts. Two kernels of every nut splits, heart is removed. The heart of the peanut tastes bitter, so it should be removed.

After the process, peanuts are being placed inside a grinding machine in reasonable pace to avoid overcooking, putting in sugar, salt, and hydrogenated vegetable oil, until the paste comes out and placed into jars.

For more information on how Tanner's Pecan and Candies make chocolate pecan pie, click on www.tannerspecan.com and see the quality of pecan pie they are using in producing their own delicious chocolate pecan pies.