Chocolate Pecan Pie

• 1 1/2 c. pecan halves
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell
• 3 (1 oz.) sq. semi-sweet chocolate
• 1/4 c. butter or margarine
• 1 c. light corn syrup
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten

1. Place pecan halves in unbaked pastry shell; set aside.
2. Combine semi-sweet chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan.
3. Cook over low heat until chocolate and butter melt, stirring until mixture is smooth.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Add corn syrup, sugar, vanilla, salt and beaten eggs to chocolate mixture, mixing well.
6. Pour mixture over pecans in pastry shell.
7. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
8. Serve pie warm or let cool completely on wire rack.
9. Yield:
10. 1 (9-inch) pie.

pecan halves, pastry shell, semisweet chocolate, butter, light corn syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, eggs

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=855363 (may not work)