A great big THANK YOU to sassy granny for her suggestion to use pretzels. I tried it last night & took it to church and my pastor complemented me on the pecan pie! When I told him what was in it he was flabbergasted. I used the recipe from on line - but next time I'll just make my regular pecan pie recipe and use a cup of crushed pretzels. The recipe calls for 1-1/2 cup pretzels, 2 Tablespoons Butter and 2 Tablespoons Sugar stirred together and sprinkled on top of the filling. One thing that fools you is the fact that the pretzels have the same texture as pecans after they're cooked - you know - sorta' crunchy?