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For Sauce:Heat butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
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Add in sugar, cream and salt and whisk till sauce is smooth and comes to simmer.
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Remove from heat; fold in vanilla.
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Cold sauce completely, stirring occasionally.
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For Crust:Preheat oven to 350F.
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Butter bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan.
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Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar, butter and vanilla extract in medium bowl till smooth.
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Add in flour and 2/3 c. minced pecans and stir till moist clumps form.
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Press dough onto bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of prepared pan.
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Bake till crust is set and beginning to brown, about 12 min.
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Cold crust completely.
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Spoon ice cream into crust, pressing to compact.
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pour 1/2 c. sauce over.
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Using tip of small knife, swirl sauce and top layer of ice cream, creating marbled pattern.
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Cover pie and freeze 12 hrs.
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(Sauce and pie can be prepared 3 days ahead.
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Cover remaining sauce and chill.
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Keep pie frzn.)
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Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen pie.
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release pan sides.
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Arrange toasted pecan halves decoratively around top edge of pie, if you like.
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Let pie stand 5 min to soften slightly.
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Rewarm remaining sauce.
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Cut pie into wedges and serve with sauce.
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