CRUST :
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup butter or oleo, room temperature, cut into pieces
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix well with a pastry blender. Spray cake pan with cooking spray (Pam). Pat it in the greased cake pan on the bottom and up on the sides. Bake crust only at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. When crust is almost done baking, mix the filling.
FILLING:
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups light or dark Karo syrup
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons butter or margarine melted
2 1/2 cups pecan halves coarsely chopped
In large bowl, beat eggs, syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in pecans. Immediately pour over hot crust .
Bake 25 minutes or until filling is firm around the edges and slightly firm in the center. Freezes well.
