Southern Pecan Pie

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups pecan halves
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Whisk eggs gently in a medium bowl just until blended. Whisk in sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla, and salt, then stir in pecans.
3. Place the unbaked deep-dish pie crust on a rimmed baking sheet. Pour the filling into the crust.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Without removing the pie, reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until the edges are set and slightly puffed and the center jiggles gently as one piece, 35 to 40 minutes. If the crust browns too quickly, loosely cover the edges with foil. Let the pie cool on a wire rack before slicing so the filling can set.