Bourbon Pecan Pie

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
3 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 to 2 cups pecan halves
2 tablespoons good-quality bourbon
1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie shell, unbaked

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter. Add the corn syrup, eggs, pecans, and bourbon, and stir until all ingredients are combined. Pour mixture into an unbaked pie shell, and place on a heavy-duty cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and continue to bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until pie is set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

I have made this a couple times and LOVE it. My friends and mom have requested this for the past few Thanksgivings. So I will be making some to share with them. I like that this is not a runny pie and the bourbon adds a nice hint of flavor to it. I add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. (Bryer's Natural Vanilla is the best IMO)