Texas Pecan and Chocolate Pie
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons (or more) ice water
- 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces, lightly toasted
- Combine first 4 ingredients in processor.
- Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons ice water over mixture.
- Process just until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if mixture is dry.
- Gather dough into ball.
- Flatten into disk.
- Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Keep refrigerated.)
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Roll out dough on floured surface to 13-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
- Trim overhang to 1 inch; fold under and crimp decoratively.
- Set aside.
- Stir chocolate and butter in heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted.
- Cool slightly.
- Whisk brown sugar, eggs and salt in large bowl to blend.
- Whisk in corn syrup and chocolate mixture.
- Sprinkle pecans over unbaked crust.
- Pour filling over pecans.
- Bake until crust is golden and filling is puffed, about 55 minutes.
- Cool pie completely on rack.
flour, unsalted butter, sugar, salt, water, bittersweet, butter, brown sugar, eggs, salt, light corn syrup, pecan
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/texas-pecan-and-chocolate-pie-103169 (may not work)