Chocolate Chip Nut Pie
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large yolk
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 stick butter, melted and cooled
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped lightly toasted pecans
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked sweet piecrust, recipe below
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon white creme de menthe
- Fresh mint sprigs, garnish
- Cocoa, garnish
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, beat together the eggs and yolk.
- Add the sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, bourbon, vanilla, and salt, and mix well.
- Fold in the chips and pecans, and pour into the prepared crust.
- Bake until set, about 40 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving.
- To make the sweetened cream, in a bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks.
- Add the sugar and creme de menthe and whip to stiff peaks.
- Slice the cake while slightly warm and place on plates.
- Place a dollop of mint cream on the side and sprinkle with cocoa.
- Garnish with mint sprigs, dust the plates with additional confectioners' sugar, and serve.
- 8 ounces flour, about 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (1/4 pound) cold butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- Sift the flour, sugar, and salt into a large bowl.
- Using your fingers, work in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add 2 tablespoons of ice water and work with your fingers until the water is incorporated and the dough comes together.
- Add more water as needed to make a smooth dough, being careful not to over mix.
- Form the dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until an 11-inch round.
- Fit into a 9-inch pie pan and trim and crimp the edges.
- Cover and refrigerate (as necessary) until ready to fill.
- Yield: 1 (9 or 10-inch) pie crust
eggs, yolk, light brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, bourbon, vanilla, salt, chocolate chips, pecans, heavy cream, sugar, white creme, mint sprigs, cocoa
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/chocolate-chip-nut-pie-recipe.html (may not work)