Grandpa Cross’ Pecan (or Walnut) Pie


Unbaked 9” pie shell

½ cup light brown sugar, packed

½ cup soft butter or margarine

¾ cup granulated sugar

3 eggs

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup corn or maple-blended syrup

½ cup milk or light cream

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ cup broken walnuts or pecans


  1. Start heating the oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. In a double-boiler top, mix brown sugar and butter until well blended. Turn off heat to broiler.

  3. Add granulated sugar; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating, after each addition, to blend. Add salt, corn syrup, milk; mix well.

  4. Turn on heat to broiler. Cook over boiling water, stirring, 5 minutes. Remove from water; stir in one cup nuts and vanilla. Pour into lined pie plate.

  5. Bake 1 hour; scatter broken nuts on top of pie; bake 5 minutes. Cool. Makes 1 9”pie.


Note: Pie puffs during baking and shrinks slightly during cooling.


PEANUT PIE: Substitute salted peanuts for coarsely chopped walnuts. Bake 1 hour 5 minutes; omitting extra nuts on top. Serve, topped with mall amounts of whipped cream and a few peanuts.