This is the recipe Tim used to win the 2011 Portland Pie Off.

Winning Pie

Ingredients

• 3 Large Eggs
• 5 1/3 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 Cup Dark Corn Syrup
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/4 Cup Pecans
• 1 Ready Pie Crust or Your Own Pie Crust

Tim with his pie trophy

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Melt Butter
3. Lightly beat eggs and combine with corn syrup, sugar, vanilla, salt, and butter.
4. Pour pecans into bottom of uncooked pie shell.
5. Pour combined ingredients over pecans. Pecans will float to the top.
6. Cover pie crust edges with foil to keep from burning.
7. Place pie in oven and cook for approximately 50 to 55 minutes.

The pie will be done when the pan is jiggled the center of the pie is firm. Getting the pie to set may take some extra time. Add 5 minutes at a time until done.

Ingredients

• 8 apples
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Peal, core and slice 8 apples into greased baking dish.
3. Crumble together flour, sugar, baking powder, egg, salt, and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples.
4. Pour melted butter over crumble.
5. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
6. Bake for 35 minutes.