Pecan Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. dark corn syrup or light
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla (optional)
3 eggs
1 c. pecan halves
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell

Preparation

Cream butter to soften. Add sugar gradually and cream until fluffy. Add syrup and salt; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
Stir in pecans.
Pour into pie shell. Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 50 minutes.
Pie is done when knife inserted comes out clean.
This is a lighter pecan pie. If you want a richer pecan pie, use 1 cup sugar instead of 1/4 cup sugar.