Pecan pie
Serves 6. Approximate cooking time: 1.5 hours, including crust preparation. Estimated cost: $5
1 cup Karo brown sugar corn syrup (or 1/2 cup dark and 1/2 cup light syrup)
1/4 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup pecans, halves or chopped
1 fresh 9" pie crust (see recipe here), chilled in a pie pan
Preheat oven to 375 F. In a blender, combine everything but pecans. Start with eggs and end with flour, to prevent sticky ingredients getting stuck in the cracks at the bottom of the blender. Pour pecans into the pie crust, then pour mixture over everything. Bake until exposed crust is nicely browned, and pie center does not wobble. Allow to cool thoroughly before serving.