Southern Pecan Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. light brown sugar
3/4 c. water
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 c. soft butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecan halves
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan.
Cook and stir until sugar dissolves.
Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.
Gradually add hot syrup to the eggs, stirring constantly.
Add butter and vanilla.
Pour into pie shell; arrange pecan halves on filling. Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 1 hour or until pie is set.
Cool.