Pecan-Butterscotch Pie

Ingredients

• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
• 2 cups milk
• ¼ cup light corn syrup
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 3 eggs, separated
  • ½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 baked (9-inch) pastry shell
  • ¼ cup cornstarch

Combine brown sugar, cornstarch, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in top of a double boiler; add milk and syrup, stirring well. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, 20 minutes or until thickened. Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Gradually stir one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks; add ...

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