Carter Family Recipes
  • 1 7½-inch pie shell; unbaked
  • ½ cup unsalted butter; softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ⅔ cups evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup pecan pieces
  1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
  2. Prepare pastry shell; chill.
  3. Beat butter and sugar in a medium sized bowl until well-mixed.
  4. Add flour, salt, egg yolks and evaporated milk. Beat until well mixed.
  5. Stir in vanilla and pecans. Pour mixture into unbaked shell.
  6. Bake on lower rack of a preheated oven for 45 minutes or until center is set but still soft.
  7. Cool thoroughly.
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