Southern chocolate pecan pie
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unbaked 9\" pie shell | |
| 4 | ounces | Sweet cooking chocolate |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | teaspoon | Instant coffee granules |
| ⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Light corn syrup |
| 3 | Eggs -- slightly beaten | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | cup | Pecans -- chop coarse |
| TOPPING----- | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Instant coffee granules |
| ½ | cup | Heavy cream |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
Melt chocolate; stir in coffee. Remove from heat. Combine sugar and syrup in another pan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and boil gently for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add the chocolate mixture. Pour slowly over eggs, stirring constantly.
Stir in vanilla and pecans. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 375~ for 45-50 minutes or until filling is completely puffed across top. Cool and garnish with the topping and pecan halves if desired. Coffee-flavored Topping: Combine the coffee granules, heavy cream, sugar and vanilla in a chilled bowl. Whip just until soft peaks form. 1 cup.
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From: Marlin <jib@...> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 95 18:23:51 Est File