From the Kitchen: Easy Pecan Pie

Ingredients:
Crust
• 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 4 tbsp. shortening
• 5 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp. to 5 ice cold water
• 2 tsp. white vinegar
Filling
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 large eggs, beaten and at room
temperature
• 1 cup chopped pecan

Instructions for crust:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F.
  2. Whisk together your flour and salt in a bowl.
  3. Add in shortening and butter, mixing with a pastry blender until crumbs appear.
  4. Add in water and vinegar and stir around, creating a ball.
  5. Roll out dough into a circle and place into a deep dish pie plate. Cut
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