Cream Cheese Pecan Pie - cream cheese

Method

• In a large bowl, mix at medium speed, beat together until smooth the cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Spread over the bottom of the pastry shell.
• Sprinkle with the pecans.
• In a large clean bowl, beat 3 eggs on medium speed until frothy.
• Add the corn syrup, 1/4 cup sugar, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Beat until blended.
• Gently pour the mixture over the pecans.
• Bake in a preheated 375° oven until a knife inserted halfway between the center and edge comes out clean, 40 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack before cutting.