Thanksgiving Dinner

So I pulled off my first Thanksgiving dinner without a hitch. My 16lb free-range turkey came out moist and full of delicious stuffing (Mom's recipe). My Challah bread was a hit - especially with the toddler's. We had Cajun dirty rice, mashed potatoes, gravey, green-beans & carrots and three kinds of pies. But, at the end of the day I was most proud of my Pecan pie.

I found a recipe online from Food.com and edited a bit to suit my tastes and my deep dish pie pan..

Ingredients 

1/2-1 cup margarine  (I used 1 cup Butter)

2 cups light brown sugar, packed (I used 3 cups)

3 eggs (I used 4 eggs)

1 (9 inch) pie shells (I used Mom's pie crust recipe except I substituted frozen butter for the shortening.)

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla (I always add extra vanilla.)

1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped (I used 3 cups of Pecans.)

Directions 

1. In a saucepan, melt margarine with brown sugar. 

2. Add eggs, salt, and vanilla and mix well. 

3. Add pecans. 

4. Pour mixture into an unbaked pie shell. 

5. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. (obviously I needed a longer bake time.)