Bourbon Pecan Pie: aka Douglas' Dark Rum Pecan Pie

By karen1

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups pecan halves
• 2 tablespoons good-quality bourbon
• 1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie shell, unbaked

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter.Lay pecans on bottom of pie shell. Add the corn syrup, eggs, and bourbon, and stir until all ingredients are combined. Pour mixture into an unbaked pie shell, and place on a heavy-duty cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and continue to bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until pie is set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.