CARAMEL PECAN PIE

By stepjo7269

Taste of Home
Country Woman

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 3 eggs
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups ground pecans
• Directions:
• ●In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• ●Combine milk and egg yolks; stir into crumb mixture until dough forms a ball. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate; flute edges. Cover and refrigerate.
• ●In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and syrup; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• ●In a large bowl, beat the eggs, egg whites and vanilla. Gradually add hot syrup mixture. Stir in pecans. Pour into pastry shell.
• ●Cover edges loosely with foil.
• ●Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.
• ●Refrigerate leftovers..

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

797 calories/serving