Yes, this is the real deal! Pecan Pie is a southern specialty, and now you can find out how to make on authentically. Anne Byrne, who wrote the new cookbook, Baking in the American South, told Tonia's Kitchen that she uses the recipe from Lyndon B. Johnson's family chef Zephyr Wright. That calls for dark corn syrup, but Anne told Tonia that you can use whatever sweetener you choose, like agave syrup or other, more natural syrups. From there, it's nothing but easy perfection, with maybe the exception of how to arrange the pecans on top of the pie. But that's your call!
