Pecan and Date Pie (Mexican)

Posted for Zaar world tour II

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 18  maria  cookies or 18  vanilla wafers
• 1⁄4 cup  melted butter or 1⁄4 cup  melted margarine
•  milk, as needed
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1  cup  chopped dates
• 5  eggs
• 10  ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Grind the cookies to fine crumbs
2. Combine cookies crumbs with the melted butter.
3. add a little milk to bind to cookies and butter.
4. With the cookie mixture cover the bottom and side of a 9" pie pan or 8" springform pan.
5. Place the chopped dates and pecans on the side and the bottom of the pan.
6. In a blender, blend together eggs, vanilla and sweetened milk. Blend about 2 minutes.
7. Pour egg and milk mixture over the pie.
8. Bake pie in a preheated 325 degree oven.
9. Approximately 40 minutes.
10. Allow to cool in the oven for 30 minutes after turing the oven off.