1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 baked 9-inch pie shell with fluted rim
Pecan Topping (recipe follows)
Combine cranberries, juice and honey in medium saucepan. Cook covered over low heat 15 minutes if using fresh cranberries or 20 minutes if using frozen berries. Cool. Purée cranberry mixture in blender; return to saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water in cup. Stir into cranberry mixture. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat and cook until thickened. Stir in orange extract. Cool, then pour into pie shell. Spoon Pecan Topping evenly over cranberry mixture.
Bake in preheated 350 degree over 20 minutes or until top is bubbly. Cool on wire rack. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Makes 8 servings.
Pecan Topping
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1-3/4 cups pecan halves
Combine honey and butter in medium saucepan. cook and stir over medium heat 2 minutes or until mixture is smooth. Add pecan halves and stir until well coated.