Butter Crunch Pie Crust

An easy pie crust made with pecans or walnuts. This is from a church cookbook submitted by a friend of my grandma's, Ida Mae.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup pecans or 1⁄2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup butter, cold

Directions

1. Mix flour, sugar and nuts.
2. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the texture of coarse crumbs.
3. Spread in a 9x13 pan.
4. bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and stir with a spoon.
6. Reserve 3/4 cup of mixture for topping if desired and immediately press the remaining into a 9 inch pie plate.
7. Cool.