Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 12 cup Crisco
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 2 -3 tablespoons cold water
  • 12 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 23 cup sugar
  • 13 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 cup nuts, of your choice

Method

  • Preheat oven to 425F.
  • For flaky crust, combine the flour, crisco, salt, cold water and baking powder in a bowl, and then pat onto a pie pan and bake until golden brown, about 9-12 minutes.
  • For the nut filling, beat thesugar, salt, butter, eggs and syrup until blended, and then stir in nuts.
  • Pour into your prepared crust (made or bought), bake at 375F for 40-50 minutes.