====== Toffee Pecan Pie ====== Preheat oven to 375 degrees ---- I actually stole this recipe from the Martha Stewart Show. This pie was the winner of one of her holiday baking competitions, and I can see why! It is FABULOUS! ==== Ingredients ==== * 1 [[wiki:recipes:desserts:pie_crust|Pie Crust]] * 3 large eggs, lightly beaten * 2/3 cup light corn syrup * 1/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar * 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract * 1/2 teaspoon almond extract * 1 cup toffee bits * 1 cup chopped pecans * 22 pecan halves, for garnish ==== Directions ==== - Prepare the pie crust, fitting into a 9 inch glass pie plate, and set aside in refrigerator until needed - Preheat oven with a rack set in the lower third to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, salt, vanilla, almond extract, toffee bits, and chopped pecans. - Pour filling into pie crust. Top with pecans by evenly spacing 14 of them around the outer edge of pie filling. Make a second row by evenly spacing seven pecans in a smaller circle in the center; place 1 pecan in center. - Transfer pie to oven; bake for 20 minutes. Cover with parchment paper-lined aluminum foil and continue baking until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.