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Pecan Pie from Dear Abby

Source of Recipe


Abigail VanBuren (Dear Abby)



List of Ingredients



• 1 cup light corn syrup
  
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
  
• 1/3 cup melted butter
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
  
• 1¼ cups pecan halves
  
• unbaked pie shell for 9" pie
  






Instructions



1. Combine syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt; mix well.
   
   
2. Add eggs and mix well.
   
   
3. Place pecans in pie shell and pour mixture over.
   
   
4. Bake 55-60 minutes at 325°, or until knife blade inserted halfway between center and outside edge comes out clean.
   
   






Final Comments


For a larger pie:
º 1 cup light corn syrup
º 1 cup brown sugar
º 1/2 cup melted butter
º 1 tsp. vanilla extract
º 1/2 tsp. salt
º 4 jumbo eggs, slightly beaten
º 1½ cups pecan halves

Follow directions as above.



If necessary to prevent over-browning of crust, make a shield of aluminum foil around the outside of the pie pan or use the pie shields made especially for this purpose.