North Dakota Sunflower pie

prebaked
I pulled this out of a Midwest Living Magazine email. It was a link to their top 20 pies and, it looked simple enough.


Ingredients

• 3 beaten eggs
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons sunflower margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup roasted, salted sunflower kernels
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, brown sugar, corn syrups, sugar, margarine, vanilla, and salt.

2. Spread sunflower kernels evenly in the bottom of the unbaked pie shell. Pour in the sugar mixture.

3. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until center is almost set (it will jiggle slightly). Cool on a wire rack. Makes 8 servings.

My thoughts: so if pecan pie went on a diet... the day off it was a touch reminiscent of trail mix, however a night in the refrigerator made it lovely. I will make it again at some point but with the only thing varying from my pecan pie recipe being the type of nuts I'm not sure if its so good on the waistband.


also, let me stress the importance of beating eggs when it says beaten eggs. If you want that gooey golden awesome power in a nut pie the eggs must be beaten. Otherwise it wont set and you'll have a pan off goo