Bourbon Pecan Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 Tbsps. butter, melted
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups pecan halves (more is better)
• 2 Tbsps. good-quality bourbon
• 1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie shell, unbaked

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter. Add the corn syrup, eggs, pecans and bourbon; stir until all ingredients are combined. Pour mixture into an unbaked pie shell, and place on a heavy-duty cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes; lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until set.

Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.