Southern Pecan Pie

1/2 cup of sugar

1/4 cup of butter (softened)

1 cup corn syrup

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp of vanilla

3 eggs

1 to 1 1/2 cups of pecans

1 9-inch pie shell (deep dish)

Directions:

Cream the sugar and butter well in a medium sized mixing bowl.

Add syrup, salt, and vanilla. Mix again.

Add eggs one at a time and mix after each.

Stir in pecans (or you can place them on top if you want).

Pour mixture into pie crust. Do not bake the pie crust first for this one.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 45 minutes.

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