How to Make Pecan Pie

There's nothing better than a good pecan pie. The sweet, sugary and smooth filing topped with the earthy crunch of pecans and held together with a buttery, flaky crust - it's the perfect end to a holiday meal.

You can find many ways to vary it (chocolate pecan pie, pie with roasted pecans or caramel pecan pie), but the very essence of a basic pecan pie is perfect as is.

One word: yum. Oh, here's some more: Makes one 9-inch pie. In my house, that means it serves 2, maybe 3 people. But you might manage to feed as many as 10.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pastry dough for a 9-inch pie pant
• Food processor
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c. dark corn syrup
• 1 c. pecans broken into pieces
• 1 c. heavy creams whipped
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 3 lightly beaten eggs
• 3/4 c. sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry dough.

3. Put eggs, sugar, salt, corn syrup and vanilla in a food processor, and blend well.

4. Stir in pecans.

5. Pour mixture into the lined pie pan.

6. Bake 10 minutes.

7. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F, and bake 35 minutes.

8. Serve with unsweetened whipped cream.

Tips & Warnings

• To transfer a rolled-out pie crust, drape it over your rolling pin, and then unroll it onto the pie pan.

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