1. Preheat oven to temp suggested on Pumkin Pie can.
2. Run pecans, brown sugar and butter through food
processor or blender until they're a slightly coarse paste.
3. Carefully spread in the bottom of unbaked pie shell.
4. Combine rest of ingredients and pour into pie shell.
5. Gently lay a few whole pecans on top of filling
and bake as usual following temperature and baking time from other pumpkin pie recipes (Libbey's Famous Pumpkin Pie) for instance.
Good Morning America had a pie baking contest a few years ago. This was the winner and now is the only recipe I use.
