[mod.recipes] Cleartext copy of "Pecan Pie "

ecl@mtgzy (Evelyn C. Leeper) (01/23/87)

PECAN-PIE-1(D)           USENET Cookbook           PECAN-PIE-1(D)

PECAN PIE

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

INGREDIENTS (makes 1 pie)
     3         eggs, beaten
     1 cup     dark corn syrup
     1 cup     sugar
     2 Tbsp    butter
     1 tsp     vanilla extract
     1 1/2 cups
               pecans
     1         unbaked pastry shell

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Preheat oven to 375 deg. F.

          (2)  Blend eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter, and vanilla
               together.

          (3)  Add pecans.

          (4)  Bake at 375 deg. F for 10 minutes, then lower the
               temperature to 350 deg. F 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
     ihnp4!mtgzy!ecl