Pumpkin Pecan Pie

Holiday/Special Occasions

Pumpkin Layer

1 unbaked 9-inch deep-dish pie shell

1 cup 100% pure pumpkin

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Combine all ingredients and pour into pie shell.

Pecan Layer

2/3 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup pecan halves

Combine all ingredients and pour over pumpkin layer.

Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Yield: 8 servings.

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S. Home Economist