Ingredients
1/3 cup butter
1 cup light corn syrup
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup pecan halves
Directions
In 1 quart glass measuring bowl (I use pyrex), melt 1/3 c butter,
usually 30 seconds on high. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into
baked pie crust shell. Cook on medium, 18 to 20 minutes. Turn once
during cooking.
Hints: White sugar is made by removing the molasses, so I simply
reverse the process to make my own brown sugar. Add as much or as
little molasses to your white sugar as you like. I do the same thing
to light corn syrup.
Servings: 1 servings
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