Chocolate pecan pie
serves 6
ingredients
For the pastry
275g/10oz plain flour
50g/2oz cocoa powder
100g/4oz icing sugar pinch of salt
200g/7oz butter, diced
1 egg yolk
For the filling
350g/12oz shelled pecan nuts
75g/3oz butter
175g/6oz Demerara sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons double cream
2 tablespoons plain flour
75g/3oz dark chocolate (at least
70% cocoa solids)
1 tablespoon icing sugar, to dust
• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
• To make the pastry, [...]