Living in Turkey there are certain things that are hard (or simply not available) to purchase. Corn syrup is one of those things. I was actually pleased to make a pie without the corn syrup since it is really not healthy anyway. The recipe still has sugar in it, but at least it is not corn syrup. I had a little trouble finding a recipe with out corn syrup, but I figured they would exist since pecan pie was made before development of corn syrup. The pie turned out beautifully, rich and gooey without that sickly sweet taste you find normally. I found this recipe online at Allrecipes. I doubled the recipe and just used one pie shell since I found it made a shallow pie.
-Jules
Pecan Pie Sans Corn Syrup
Ingredients
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy, and stir in melted butter. Add the brown sugar, white sugar and the flour--mix well. Then add the milk, vanilla and nuts.
Pour into an unbaked 9-in pie shell. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.
