Turtle Pie

Ingredients:

1 baked 9 inch pie shell

Ingredients for pie shell:

-1 cup flour

- 1/3 plus 1 tablespoon shortening

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

-2 to 3 tablespoons cold water

Directions for pie shell:

- mix flour shorting and salt together, add water mix with hands until it forms a ball. roll out until size of pan, place in pan, bake 350*F for 10 minutes

set aside.

12 caramels unwrapped

1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk

2 (1-oz) squares unsweetened chocolate

1/4 cup butter

2 eggs
2 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla

dash of salt

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Lower temp of oven to 325*F

In medium pan over low heat melt caramels and 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, pour on bottom of prepared pie crust

Using same pan as caramel mixture, melt chocolate and butter.

In large mixing bowl beat eggs, remaining sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla and salt. add chocolate, mix well.

Pour into pie shell

Top with pecans

Bake 35 minutes or until center of pie is set.

Cool

Chill.

Refrigerate leftovers.

ENJOY!!