Step 1

Prepare pie crust according to Feb. 4th 2010 posting. I thought I would do something a little special with this pie. After I placed my dough into my pie pan, I used a small circle cutter to make little round discs. I moistened the crust edge with beaten egg white and gently pressed them into place all around the pie edge. Brushed again with the egg white and sprinkled with sugar. Now doesn't that look so very Martha Stewart? Next I beat the eggs in a large bowl at low speed until they were blended. With a spoon, stir in your sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt, until blended.

Step 2

Stir in chips and chopped nuts

Step 3

At this point you can embellish the pie with 1 Tbl of good Bourbon or just embellish yourself with the Bourbon... whatever

Step 4

For your nut topping you will need

Step 5

Cup firmly packed brown sugar

Step 6

Tbl butter.. please use real butter... don't make me come over there!

Step 7

Tbl honey

Step 8

Cups pecan halves

Step 9

In a medium saucepan, combine b. sugar, butter and honey.

Step 10

Cook about 2 minutes or until the sugar dissolves, then add the pecans and stir until coated

Step 11

Pour your egg mixture into you pie crust and bake at 350 degree for 35 min. Cover edge with foil if needed to prevent over browning.

Step 12

Now remove the pie from the oven and carefully spoon the pecan topping over the pie. You can arrange the nut halves to look pretty if you like.

Step 13

Back in the oven she goes for about 10- 20 minutes or until bubbly and crust is golden