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In the United States, Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday of November - that’s November 22nd this year.   For those of you in the United States, you are probably doing what I am doing:  thinking about what I need to get at the grocery store.  I mean, Thanksgiving, at least in the South, is all about the FOOD! When else do you have two kinds of meat, vegetable casseroles and too many desserts?

I love Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving, but being from Texas, I have to admit that a pie made with the fruit of the State Tree (that would be the Pecan Tree) is my “must have” for my holiday table.

You need a pie crust. You can make your own, use refrigerated pie crust that you place in your own pan, or use a frozen pie shell. This will be a baked pie, so you need to prep the crust (thaw a frozen crust) by poking the bottom of the crust with a fork - but don’t pre-bake!

Ingredients

4 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Instructions:

Whisk together eggs and next 6 ingredients in a saucepan over low heat until well blended. Pour into piecrust; sprinkle with pecans.

Bake at 350° on lower rack 30 minutes or until pie is set.

Bake some love and blessings this year…and just….enjoy!

Posted by Deb in Lifestyle |

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