Skillet Southern Pecan Pie

1/2 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated pie crusts

1 tablespoon powdered sugar

4 large eggs

1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons milk

1 1/2 teaspoons bourbon (can substitute vanilla extract)

1 1/2 cups pecan halves



1. Preheat oven to 325°. Fit pie crust into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet; sprinkle pie crust with powdered sugar.



2. Whisk eggs in a large bowl until foamy; whisk in brown sugar and next 6 ingredients. Pour mixture into piecrust, and top with pecan halves.



3. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 300°, and bake 30 more minutes. Turn oven off, and let pie stand in oven, with door closed, 3 hours.



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