Texas Pecan Pie

[Jherrith]

Texas Pecan Pie

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
3 tablespoons cold water

FILLING:

1-1/4 cups chopped pecans
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3 large eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch salt

Directions:

1. In a bowl, combine the flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add cold water, tossing with a
fork until a ball forms.
2. Roll out dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer crust to pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate;
flute edges. Sprinkle with pecans; set aside.
3. In a small bowl, beat the corn syrup, eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until well blended. Pour over pecans.
4. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes our clean. Cool on a wire rack.

[Jherrith]

Oh my God it has been decades since I have had from scratch Pecan pie

[Radkres]

Last one of these was not cooked all the way and was still runny so stuck it in freezer to firm it up and ate it with ice cream.