| Uncle Ray Prather's Southern Pecan Pie Recipe
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      | Ingredients:   | Ingredients:  1  9" pie shell well chilled3 tablespoons butter softened
 1teaspoon vanilla
 1/2 cup chopped pecans
 1 cup corn syrup
 3/4 cup white sugar
 shake of salt
 1/2 cup (approximate) pecan halves reserved
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      | Directions: | Directions:preheat oven to 450º
 line 9" pie pan with pastry and put in the fridge while filling is prepared
 
 combine butter and vanilla and beat until creamy
 
 add sugar and beat until fluffy
 
 add eggs one at a time beating well after each
 
 add corn syrup, dash of salt and chopped pecans and mix well
 
 * spray 1 cup measure with non stick cooking spray before measuring corn syrup and it will pour right into mixing bowl no scraping required.
 
 Pour into chilled pie shell
 
 Bake at 450º for 10 minutes then arrange reserved pecan halves on top of pie filling.
 
 Reduce heat to 350ºand  bake 30-35 minutes longer, until center of pie barely jiggles
 
 Check pie after 15 to 20 minutes and if crust and top are browning to quickly spray a piece of foil with non stick spray and just lay over the top until it is finished baking then remove while pie cools on wire rack. Serve with whipped cream.
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		Servings:depends on your sweet tooth |  
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                Notes: Uncle Ray shared his family recipe with Mom years ago and it is fantastic.
 Uncle Ray is Grandma MacKenzie's brother in law.  (Her sister Pat's husband)
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