Hill Country Cocoa Pecan Pie Recipes

TEXAS HILL COUNTRY PECAN PIE

Steps:

• 1. Assemble all the ingredients.In a large bowl cream butter and sugar.Add the pecans,eggs,salt,vanilla,corn syrup & brandy or rum. Poor into unbaked pie shell. Baker in a 350 deg oven for about 55 minutes.Cool.Refrigerate when cool.

TAR HEEL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, pour warm melted butter over 3/4 cup chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Mix together flour, brown sugar, and white sugar, then stir into chocolate mixture. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Fold in pecans, coconut, and 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Pour into pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Top should be set, and may crack slightly, but the pie is best if under-baked.

HILL COUNTRY COCOA-PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease and flour-dust a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate; set aside.
• Using your hands, mix flour with butter until fat is dispersed evenly into small pieces about half the size of a pea.
• Add cold water and salt and knead just until dough comes together (overmixing will make a tough crust).
• Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Place chilled dough on a surface lightly dusted with flour.
• Toss a bit of flour on pie dough and roll out with a rolling pin to a 1/4 inch thickness.
• Place in prepared pie plate.
• Shape dough to plate and place parchment paper in plate.
• Fill pie plate with pie weights (dried beans or rice) to prevent bottom of shell from cooking.
• Bake pie shell for 12-20 minutes or until almost done.
• Be sure that dough does not get brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Remove paper and pie weights.
• In saucepan, combine butter, sugars and honey, and bring to a rapid boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes, or until mixture bubbles.
• Add cream, chocolate and pecans, and continue to cook, stirring until mixture bubbles again.
• Pour filling into baked pie shell.
• Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes, or until bubbles appear.
• Remove from oven and chill.
• Serve pie cold with vanilla or coffee ice cream.

CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a heavy saucepan combine melted margarine, corn syrup, white sugar and cocoa. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add vanilla, salt and eggs, stirring well. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Mix well.
• Pour filling into unbaked pastry shell and top with remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Bake at 325 degrees F(165 degrees C) for 55 minutes. Let cool and serve.