Pies Pecan Pie 1 Serves 6 dough for single crust pie 3 eggs 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 cup sugar 2 - 3 tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup dark Karo syrup 2 cups broken pecan pieces 1 lemon, juiced (optional)
Beat eggs until lemon colored. Melt butter. Blend together sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, and syrup. Add lemon juice to syrup mixture if desired. Sprinkle nuts on bottom of unbaked pie shell. Gently pour syrup mixture on top of nuts. Bake at 300 degrees in the middle of the oven on a baking sheet to prevent spills, until pie is firm in the center, approximately 40 - 45 minutes. Carmen Boatwright
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