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Black-Bottom Pecan Pie

Source of Recipe


From "The New Texas Cuisine" by Stephan Pyles



List of Ingredients



• -- Pie Crust --
  
• 1½ cups flour
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
  
• 3 to 4 Tbsp cold water
  
• .
  
• -- Pie Filling --
  
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
  
• 5 tsp heavy cream
  
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
  
• 9 Tbsp unsalted butter
  
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp light brown sugar
  
• 1 cup light corn syrup
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 5 tsp bourbon
  
• 5 eggs
  
• 1 cup pecan halves
  






Instructions



1. For pie crust:
   In mixing bowl, combine flour and salt. Mix in shortening with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle water over mixture one tablespoon at a time, stirring with fork. Form dough into ball and chill for 1 hour.
   
   
2. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 1/8-inch-thick circle. Press into 9-inch pie pan; trim and crimp edges. Chill until ready to use.
   
   
3. For filling:
   Preheat oven to 350° F. Melt chocolate in double boiler over simmering water. In saucepan, heat cream and granulated sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in chocolate until thoroughly blended.
   
   
4. Spread mixture evenly over bottom of pie shell. Freeze to set chocolate. Melt butter and set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and bourbon until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, blending throughly with mixer. Beat in butter until smooth.
   
   
5. Arrange pecan halves evenly in pie shell and pour in filling. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until center of pie is set.
   
   Serves 8 to 10
   
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   Serve with:
   
   WHISKEY SAUCE
   
   • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
   • 1/3 cup sugar
   • 1 egg
   • ½ Tbsp very hot water
   • ¼ cup heavy cream
   • ¼ cup rye whiskey
   
   Melt butter in double boiler over simmering water.
   In small bowl, whisk together sugar and egg, then stir into melted butter. Add hot water, and simmer about 7 minutes, stirring until mixture coats back of spoon. Cool to room temperature. Stir in cream and whiskey.
   
   Drizzle whiskey sauce over slices of pie.