About the Recipe
Anita Johnson
1st Place, 1990 Pecan Food Show
Ingredients
Layered Pecan Pie
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 9 inch unbaked pastry shell
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
3 eggs
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine first 3 ingredients; beat until smooth. Add egg and vanilla, beat until combined. Spoon into pastry shell. Sprinkle with pecans. Combine 3 eggs, corn syrup, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat well. Pour over pecans. bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
Preparation
Pastry Shell
3 cups flour
1 cup shortening
6 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white vinegar
Mix flour, salt, and shortening together (until like course corn meal). Add water, egg and vinegar to flour mixture and work into a soft ball. Roll out for pie. Makes 3 shells.