Description
Give your pecan pie a boozy chocolate upgrade this year.
Ingredients
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For the dough:
- 15 oz flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 sticks butter, cold and cut into small pieces
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp cold water
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
For the filling:
- 7 oz Ghirardelli chocolate
- 3 eggs
- 7 oz brown sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 9 oz corn syrup
- 2 tbsp bourbon of your choice (I used Buffalo Trace)
- 1 oz all-purpose flour
- 2 oz butter, melted
- 9 oz chopped pecans (6 oz for batter, 3 oz for topping)
For the whipped cream:
- 8 oz heavy cream
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
For the dough:
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment combine flour, salt, sugar, and butter. Mix until the butter turns into a small pea size.
- Add water and vinegar until a smooth dough forms. Do not overmix. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
- Once the dough is chilled, roll out to the thickness of a quarter and lay into your pie pan. (I chose a tart pan with a removable bottom, so the pan itself is only 2 inches deep. A 3-inch pie pan will also work for this recipe.)
- Lay parchment on top of the dough and fill with baking beans or pie weights. Blind bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes.
For the filling:
- Chop chocolate and melt in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval.
- Combine in a mixing bowl: eggs, brown sugar, salt, corn syrup, bourbon, and flour and whisk until smooth.
- Add butter and chocolate and mix until smooth. Fold in 6 ounces of chopped pecans.
- Pour this batter into the parbaked pie dough and top with remaining 3 ounces of pecans.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes at 325 degrees until firm and no longer liquid in the middle.
For the whipped cream:
- Combine heavy cream and powdered sugar and whip on a mixer fit with a whisk attachment until stiff peaks form. Once the pie is cool, top the pie with whipped cream.