Pecan Pie
By
Lisa Edington
@edington23
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This is a family recipe that has been handed down 3 generations now. It's "secret ingredient" keeps everyone guessing. I won a Red Ribbon (second place premium) at the Manatee County Fair a few years back with this recipe. Bound to be a winner with your family too!
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes
Serves:
8
Prep:
5 Min
Cook:
1 Hr
Ingredients
- 1/2 c
- hot water
- 3 Tbsp
- butter
- 1/2 c
- grape nuts cereal (the original, not the flakes)
- 3
- eggs, beaten
- 1 c
- dark karo syrup
- 3/4 c
- granulated sugar
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1 pinch
- salt
- 1/2 c
- pecans, chopped
- 1
- pie crust shell
How to Make Pecan Pie
- 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- 2In a small bowl, mix together the hot water, butter and grape nuts. Set aside 5 minutes to soak.
- 3In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, karo syrup, sugar, vanilla and salt until well blended.
- 4Add the grape nuts mixture to the second mix and stir well.
- 5Add the chopped pecans and stir well.
- 6Pour into the pie shell and bake on the center rack for approximately 1 hour or until the center of your pie is firm.
- 7NOTE: To make a fancier looking pie, you can add whole pecans to the top in a pattern before you bake.
