Pecan Pie

I have not made this pie for awhile. Pecan pie is a fairly decedant dessert, but if you are going to eat sugar, calories and saturated fat; I cannot think of a better way to splurge! The carmelized top, the gooey middle and homemade pie crust... Yum! The recipe is out of the Joy of Cooking.

Ingredients:

• 1 10" pie crust (blog: 1/4/2014 label:pie)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup light Karo corn syrup
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or rum

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450-degrees and bake the crust partially, about 5-7 minutes. Allow to cool.

Reduce the oven to 375-degrees.

In a standing mixer bowl, combine and beat thoroughly the eggs, salt, sugar, butter and corn syrup. Stir in the pecans and vanilla or rum. I seem to have just a little batter leftover; did not want to overflow..,

Pour into the prepared pie crust and bake for 40-50 minutes; until a knife inserted comes out clean.

Cool completely before serving.