CARAMEL PECAN PIE

By stepjo7269

Best of the Best from Bell's Best Cookbooks P. 246
By: Vesta B. Walker, Gulf Coast Council, Biloxi Gulf Sands Life Member Club (Book 1)

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 36 Kraft caramels, unwrapped
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
• Melt caramels with water and butter in covered double boiler or in a saucepan over low heat.
• Combine sugar, salt, vanilla, and eggs.
• Gradually add caramel sauce to sugar/egg mixture and mix well.
• Stir in pecan halves and pour into pastry shell.
• Bake at 350 F. for 45 minutes.
• Pie filling will appear to be very soft, but becomes firmer as it cools.

Preparation

Step 1

As above