Celebrate Pi Day with Grandma’s Taffy Mini Pies

Happy Pi Day! As pi never goes out of style, we’re sharing this vintage post with you today. Enjoy!

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March 14th is a great day to celebrate your inner math and science geek.  Not only is March 14th Albert Einstein’s birthday, it is also Pi Day.  You know, pi… the ratio of a circle’s circumference to it’s diameter… 3.141592653 etc. etc.

THIS year, Pi Day is extra special… it’s the Pi Day of the century! March 14th, 2015 at precisely 9:26:53 a.m. we will celebrate more consecutive digits of pi than at any other moment in either the previous or the last one hundred years. Stand proud, math geeks!

To celebrate Pi Day, we’re making Grandma’s Taffy Mini Pies. These bite size pastries ooze caramel goodness, and are delicious with or without the addition of pecans. Enjoy!

Ingredients and Directions (Makes about 40 mini-muffin size pies)

Crust: Cream together 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 3 tablespoons softened butter. Blend…

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