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  Yield: 1 servings

Pastry:
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Salted butter; chilled
5 tb Ice water; (5 to 6)
Filling:
5 tb Salted butter
1 c Dark brown sugar; firmly pac
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1/2 c Light corn syrup
2 ts Pure vanilla extract
3 lg Eggs; beaten
1 1/2 c Chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. In a medium bowl combine flour and
chilled butter with a pastry cutter until dough resembles coarse meal. Add
water gradually and mix just until dough holds together and can be shaped
into a ball. Or, use a food processor fitted with metal blade to combine
four and butter until they resemble coarse meal. Add watter by
tablespoonfuls and process just until a dough ball begins to form. Wrap
dough tightly in a plastic scrap or a plastic bag. Refrigerate 1 hour or
until firm.