Southern Pecan Pie Recipe

  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 3 eggs, well beaten
  • 1 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell

Reserve 1/2 cup pecans for top. Combine other 1/2 cup pecans with eggs, syrup, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, flour, salt, and melted butter. Pour into unbaked shell. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup pecans over top. Bake in a hot oven (400F) about 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.