Carter Family Recipes

  • 1 9-inch pie shell; unbaked
  • ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine; melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 4 eggs; beaten
  • 3 tablespoons rum
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup pecan halves
  1. Preheat oven to 325ºF.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine butter, sugar, and corn syrup; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cool slightly. Add eggs, rum, vanilla, and salt to mixture; mix well. Pour filling into unbaked pastry shell, and top with pecan halves.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
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