Makes 6 to 8 servings
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons Armagnac or other brandy
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a glass mixing bowl beat the eggs. Blend in the sugar, syrup, butter, vanilla, salt and Armagnac. Stir in the pecans. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and bake 10 minutes.
Lower the oven to 350 degrees F. and bake 30 minutes or until a wooden skewer or knife inserted into the pie comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.