Dark Pecan Pie - Virginian Hostess Style

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Sort through pecan halves and fill 1/2 cup with perfect pecan halves, and reserve until ready to put pie in oven.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. 3

   Chop 1 cup of pecan halves or pecan pieces in food processor on pulse setting, and set aside.

4. 4

   In a medium bowl, lightly beat eggs.

5. 5

   Stir in the corn syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt.

6. 6

   Add the chopped pecans to the chess pie mixture and mix well.

7. 7

   Pour chess pie mixture into unbaked pie shell.

8. 8

   Top filling with perfect pecan halves.

9. 9

   Cover pie edges loosely with foil.

10. 10

    Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.

11. 11

    Remove foil. Bake 20 minutes or longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. (That took me an additional 10 minutes.).

12. 12

    Cool on a wire rack.

13. 13

    Store in the refrigerator.