Heat oven to 425°F.
Prepare pastry. Beat remaining ingredients except brown sugar, pecans and
butter. Pour filling into pie and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven
temperature to 350°F.
Bake about 35 minutes longer. Mix brown sugar, pecans and butter; sprinkle
over pie. Bake another 10 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes
out clean. Refrigerate about 4 hours or until chilled. Serve with whipped
cream or ice cream and the Caramel Sauce if desired. Refrigerate any
remaining pie.
Caramel Sauce
Heat all
ingredients except vanilla to boiling in heavy Dutch oven over medium heat,
stirring constantly. Reduce heat slightly. Boil 30 minutes stirring
frequently, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is caramel colored. Stir in
vanilla. Serve warm over ice cream or sliced apples or bananas or the pie.
Store covered in refrigerator up to 2 months.
Yield: about 4 cups