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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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this pie looks so good... the recipe is from the Spirit of Christmas series of books... I love the fact that it has a ton of nuts in it...this makes enough filling for a 10-inch pie Ingredients:
4 large eggs, lightly beaten |
1 cup light corn syrup |
1/4 cup sugar |
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
2 tbsp. butter, melted |
1 tbsp. bourbon |
1 teasp. vanilla |
1/2 teasp. salt |
1 cup chopped pecans |
1 unbaked 10-inch pie crust |
1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar |
1/4 cup butter |
1/3 cup honey |
2 cups pecan halves |
Directions:
1. preheat oven
2. in a large bowl combine the first 8 ingredients
3. stir well with a wire whisk until blended
4. stir in the chopped pecans
5. spoon the pecan mixture into the crust
6. bake in a 350' F oven for 35 minutes.
7. if edge of crust browns too quickly cover with a strip of aluminum foil
8. .............................................................
9. while pie is baking ...in a medium saucepan bine 1/4 cup plus 3 TBSP. of brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and honey.
10. cook mixture for 2 minutes over medium heat or until the sugar dissolves and the butter is melted...stir the mixture often
11. add pecan halves and stir gently until all the pecans are coated.
12. ...............................................................................
13. spoon the pecan mixture evenly over the pie.
14. bake 12 more minutes or until the topping is bubbly
15. let cool completely on a wire rack
16. yields about 8 servings...
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