Southern Pecan Pie I

Lots of sugar, dark corn syrup and pecans come together with other delicious ingredients to create the quintessential pecan pie. Everything is stirred together in one bowl, poured into a prepared crust, and baked until this sweet pie is brown and slightly puffed.

• Calories: 520 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 ½ cups pecan halves
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat eggs slightly in medium bowl. Beat in sugar, and then blend in syrup, butter or margarine, vanilla, salt, and pecans. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes; the pie will be brown and slightly puffed.