Chocolate pecan pie

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As well as the sausage roll recipe there is also this one for chocolate pecan pie:-

link:

http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=65110&locID=1.65.74.158.&pagename=

Leylie Hayes from Avoca shows us how to make this tasty dessert that's simple to prepare.


Chocolate Pecan Pie


Ingredients
Pastry
8oz plain flour
4½ oz butter
1 oz caster sugar
2 egg yolks
A little cold water

Filling
8oz dark chocolate (53%cocoa)
4oz unsalted butter
4oz caster sugar
4oz rich brown sugar
4oz plain flour
5oz pecan nuts, chopped
2 large free range eggs
Drop vanilla essence

Method - Pastry
Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the caster sugar, then mix to dough with the egg yolks and a little cold water if necessary. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured work surface and then line a 25cm x 3cm loose bottom fluted tin.

Method - Filling
Preheat oven to 160°C, gas mark 4. Simple place ½ the chocolate, both sugars, the chopped pecans and the flour in a large bowl and mix well. Heat the butter until melted and warm then stir in the remaining chocolate and mix until incorporated. Pour the warm butter and chocolate mix into the dry ingredients, add the 2 eggs and mix well. Then pour the mixture into the lined pastry shell and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until set but still has a slight wobble in the centre.

Delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream or coffee crème anglaise.