Aunt Dot's Pecan Pie

Name: Aunt Dot's Pecan Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 pie, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 3/4 cup dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon butter; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup pecan halves; 1 unbaked pie shell

Submitted by cathyfood

"My mother's sister, Aunt Dot Holt, was a farm wife in southern Virginia for many years. She had a lot of good, quick to fix recipes to satisfy hard workers. If you're using a regular (not deep dish) frozen pie crust, cut back to 3 eggs, and leave the other ingredients the same."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 1 pie
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 eggs
³⁄₄ cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
¹⁄₂ cup light corn syrup
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
¹⁄₂ cup pecan halves
1 unbaked pie shell

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with rack in the center position.
Place unbaked pie crust into 9" pie pan, crimp edges, set aside on a foil lined rimmed cookie sheet. Or use frozen prepared crust.
In medium mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
Add syrup, well-beaten eggs, salt and vanilla, mix well.
Stir in chopped pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell.
Scatter pecan halves over top of pie, or arrange in a pleasing design. Spoon a little of the filling over the pecan halves to glaze them.
Place filled pie shell on cookie sheet into 350 degree preheated oven.
Bake 30 minutes or until firm; protect edges of crust if necessary.
Cool before slicing.