Mountain Measures · 1974

Pecan Pie

Name: Pecan Pie
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. butter; 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed; ¼ tsp. salt; 3 eggs; ¾ cup light corn syrup; ½ cup cream; ¾ tsp. vanilla; 1 cup chopped pecans or pecan halves; 1 unbaked pie shell

From Mrs. Estil Monk. The book didn't print a hometown.

CoursePies
Oven450°F, then 350°F
TimeAbout 40 minutes
Ingredients9
Steps6

Method

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Step 1: Cream butter; beat in sugar and salt.
Step 2: Add eggs one at a time, beating briskly after each.
Step 3: Add the corn syrup, cream and vanilla and blend the whole mixture.
Step 4: Pour into the pie shell and bake 10 minutes at 450°F.
Step 5: Remove from the oven and cover the top with pecans.
Step 6: Reduce heat to 350°F and bake until the custard sets, about 30 minutes.

From the cook

If the nuts begin to brown too much, cover the pie with foil and continue baking.

What we changed or couldn’t read (2)

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'Add remaining ingredients' is read as corn syrup, cream and vanilla, since the method adds the pecans separately after 10 minutes.

Pecan Pie

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