Elizabeth'S Chocolate Chess Pie
- For the piecrust
- 1 cup flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
- 3-4 tablespoons ice water
- For the filling
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Droste)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup evaporated skim milk (about 5 oz.)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Make crust: Whisk together flour and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles cornmeal with some pea-size pieces. Using a fork, stir in 3 tbsp. ice water. Knead dough just until it starts to hold together (if it's too crumbly, sprinkle in remaining water). Pat into a 6-in. disk; cover with plastic wrap. Chill at least 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Whisk together sugar, cocoa, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs well; whisk in evaporated milk and vanilla and stir into sugar mixture. Stir in pecans.
- On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll dough into a round 1/8 in. thick and 12 to 13 in. wide. Put dough in a 9-in. pie pan. Trim edge 1 in. beyond rim and fold edge under itself so it's flush with and resting on top of rim. Crimp edge with a fork.
- Pour batter into crust and bake 35 to 45 minutes, or until set and crust is golden. Serve warm.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per slice.
piecrust, flour, salt, cold butter, water, filling, sugar, cocoa, salt, eggs, milk, vanilla, pecans
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/elizabeths-chocolate-chess-pie (may not work)