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Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
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Cut in 3/4 cup butter thoroughly with pastry blender until you have fine crumbs.
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Press mixture evenly into sprayed or greased 13 x 9 baking pan.
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Bake at 350 for 17-20 minutes until lightly browned.
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Combine brown sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup butter in a sauce pan.
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Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring gently.
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Remove from heat.
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To avoid scrambling the eggs, temper the lightly beaten eggs by stirring in 1/4 heated mixture into eggs gradually.
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Once tempered, add egg mixture to sauce pan and stir in pecans and vanilla.
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Pour filling over crust and bake at 350 for 25 minutes, or until set.