Brown Butter Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup sugar (can use 34 cup for a less sweet pie)
• 3 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups pecans, chopped
• 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie shells (if using homemade freeze in advance)
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f
• 2 brown butter in saucepan over medium high heat until it is golden brown. do not burn and let cool completely.
• 3 combine light corn syrup, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, salt and pecans in a small bowl. blend in the browned butter completely. pour pecan mixture into unbaked pie crust. bake for 10 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 325°f and cook for 45 minutes or just until center of pie is barely set.
• 4 optional drizzle: place 1/4 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips in a small zippered plastic bag. microwave on high for 1 minute, 15 seconds or until melted. snip off the tiniest corner of the bag. squeeze chocolate out of the hole over the pie in a back and forth decorative design.