Chocolate Bourbon Pie (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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1/4 cup water or bourbon.
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1 1/2 cups chopped toasted pecans.
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1/4 cup melted butter.
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4 large eggs.
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1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips.
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1/2 teaspoon fine salt.
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2 teaspoons vanilla essence.
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1/2 package (14.1 oz) of refrigerated pastry dough.
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2 teaspoons white cornmeal.
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1 cup dark corn syrup.
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1/2 cup packed light brown sugar.
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1/2 cup white sugar.
# Instructions:
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Place the dough in a 9-inch dish and pinch the edges to shape.
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Scatter the pecans over the pastry, then add the chocolate chips.
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Heat both sugars with corn syrup in a saucepan. Once boiling, cook with water or bourbon for 3 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix eggs with the remaining ingredients. Slowly pour the hot syrup into the eggs while whisking, then combine everything.
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Fill the pastry with the mixture and bake for 55 minutes. Let it sit on a rack for one hour to cool down.
# Notes:
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Great for festive gatherings.
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Replace bourbon with water if you'd like.
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Carefully warm the eggs with the syrup.
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Cooling completely is important for setting.
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Toasting pecans makes them tastier.
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Decadent chocolatey treat.