Lynne Young made this for the holidays for so many years. The recipe makes 3 pies; Lynne said she didn't know how to make only one!
Pecan Pies are popular throughout the Gulf Coast. Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, a French explorer, developed a settlement he named Nouvelle Orleans in the early 1700s, and became the governor of the Louisiana Territory, The Native American Quinipissa and Tangipahoa tribes introduced pecans to the settlers. "Pecane" in the native Algonquin language means - a nut that needs a stone to crack!
No one seems to be able to find pecan pie recipes before the late 1800s. Pecan pies really became popular in the 1930s, with the introduction of corn syrup and the recipe that the Karo syrup company printed for pecan pies. The pie's popularity was, in part, due Karo syrup costing less than other sweeteners at that time. Modern pecan pies are as varied s paint colors! My aunt used dark Karo syrup, but others use light or sugar. Some cooks add chocolate (yum) or Bourbon, while others are purists. This recipe makes 3 pies and is fairly true to the original Karo recipe.
No one seems to be able to find pecan pie recipes before the late 1800s. Pecan pies really became popular in the 1930s, with the introduction of corn syrup and the recipe that the Karo syrup company printed for pecan pies. The pie's popularity was, in part, due Karo syrup costing less than other sweeteners at that time. Modern pecan pies are as varied s paint colors! My aunt used dark Karo syrup, but others use light or sugar. Some cooks add chocolate (yum) or Bourbon, while others are purists. This recipe makes 3 pies and is fairly true to the original Karo recipe.
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Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened 1 & 3/4 cups sugar 2 tbsp flour 3 cups white Karo syrup 3 unbaked pie shells 2 pinches salt 8 whole eggs 3 cups broken pecan pieces 2 tsp vanilla |
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Steps
- Cream butter.
- Add sugar and flour gradually and cream until fluffy.
- Add syrup. Beat well.
- Add salt and eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Add pecans and vanilla. Lynne didn't toast her pecans, but I think a brief trip in the oven on a cookie sheet brings out the flavor.
- Bake at 350° F approximately 50 minutes or until set. If crust gets too brown, cover with circle of foil.
