Yvette’s Walnut Pie
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 50 to 65 minutes
- Servings: 6 to 8
- 1 partially baked whole wheat pie shell [see separate recipe]
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 C butter
- 3/4 C firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/3 C molasses
- 1-1/2 to 3 C broken walnuts
- 1 tsp vanilla or rum
- pinch salt
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Partially bake a whole wheat pie shell, 5 to 7 minutes at 450 degrees.
- Allow pie shell to cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Stir in molasses, nuts, flavoring and salt.
- When well-mixed, fill pie shell.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes, or at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes.
- Pie is done when a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Can be served immediately or when cool.