Recipe for "pecan-pie-1"

NAME

     PECAN-PIE-1 - The traditional recipe for pecan pie

INGREDIENTS (makes 1 pie)

     3         eggs, beaten
     235 ml    dark corn syrup
     190 g     sugar
     30 g      butter
     5 ml      vanilla extract
     180 g     pecans
     1         unbaked pastry shell

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat oven to 190 deg. C.
          (2)  Blend eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter, and vanilla
               together.
          (3)  Add pecans.
          (4)  Bake at 190 deg. C for 10 minutes, then lower  the
               temperature  to 175 deg. C and bake for another 45
               minutes or so  (until  a  knife  inserted  halfway
               between the edge and the center comes out clean.
          (5)  Remove and let cool.

NOTES

     If you use pecan  halves  it  will  look  nicer  than  pecan
     pieces, but be more difficult to cut.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time:  10  minutes  preparation,  1  hour
     cooking.  Precision: measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Evelyn C. Leeper
     AT&T Information Systems, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA
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