1 Pillsbury Pet-Ritz Pie Crust

¾ cup dried cranberries

½ cup brandy

1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled

½ cup sugar

3 eggs

1/8 tsp. salt

1 cup chopped pecans

¾ cup all-purpose flour

2 oz. white baking bars, chopped

1 cup whipping cream

2 T. sugar

½ tsp. vanilla

Instructions

1.      Place Pillsbury crust in pie pan

2.      Combine cranberries and brandy. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Drain and reserve 1 T. brandy.

3.      Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

4.      In bowl, combine butter sugar, eggs and salt. Stir in nuts, flour and white baking bars. Stir in cranberries and reserve the 1 T. brandy.

5.      Spoon into pie shell.

6.      Bake about 65 minutes, loosely covering with aluminum foil for the last 30 minutes of baking.

7.      Cool in pan on a wire rack.

8.      In cooled mixing bowl, combine whipping cream, 2 T. sugar and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form.

9.      Top pie with a dollop of sweetened whipping cream