the best southern pecan pie

Submitted by hlamar

"This recipe was handed down from my great-grandmother. It is truly the best that I've ever had! **in response to the first review, it is actually more of what most would call a chess pie -- sorry!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2 pies
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 regular pie crusts (not the deep dish type - shallow)
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons 2% low-fat milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• enough pecans, for top garnish (can do chopped or whole)

directions

1. While your oven is pre-heating to 350F, start melting the margarine over medium heat in a saucepan.
2. Once margarine is melted, remove saucepan from heat and stir in brown sugar.
3. Beat and then add the eggs and the rest of ingredients to the saucepan-- stir well.
4. Pour evenly into the 2 pie shells.
5. Lightly sprinkle (or place if whole ones) pecans on top.
6. Once oven is pre-heated, bake on cookie sheet@ 350F for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[~*Sarah*~]

Perhaps I messed it up, but what I got out of my oven was not my idea of a pecan pie. But then- pies have never been my specialty and perhaps that influenced this as well. Still, I won't try this one again.

 

[JustInTime]

I think this recipe needs to be doubled to make two pies. I used 2 8 inch regular pie crusts and neither one was more than half full. The filling tasted fine but was not particularly remarkable.