Make Porky's chocolate pecan pie
There's something a bit magic about a rich, nutty pecan pie – especially when it's got a helping of chocolate, like this one from Porky's. Check out the recipe below
Makes 1
Preparation time 60 mins
Cooking time 25 mins
Ingredients
Pastry
- 200g flour
- 100g butter
- 100g sugar
- 3 egg yolks
Filling
- 100g dark chocolate
- 50g butter
- 110g sugar
- 250ml honey
- 3 eggs
- 1 cap vanilla extract
- 225g chopped pecans
Method
- Freeze the dry pastry ingredients for 10 minutes, then blend until they look like breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolks and place in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out the pastry, put it into a pie dish, prick the base and coat with egg yolk. Cover with baking beans, and blind bake for 15 minutes at 180°C. Remove the beans and bake for anther 5-10 minutes
- Melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie (water bath). Melt the sugar and honey in a pan, beat the eggs and stir in the chocolate mix. Mix the remaining ingredients together.
- Fill the pastry base and bake for 25 minutes at 180°C, or until the pastry is golden brown and the chocolate is slightly set.
