Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie

By cuznvin

Ingredients

• Filling
• 2 * 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 * 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla-butternut flavor, pralines & cream flavor, or butter-rum flavor, optional but delicious*
• 1 1/3 * 1 1/3 cups bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips or chunks, or a combination
• 2/3 * 2/3 cup diced pecans, toasted in a 350°F oven till golden, 8 to 10 minutes
• * *Substitute 2 teaspoons vanilla for any of the flavorings, if desired
• Topping
• 2/3 * 2/3 cup pecan halves, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Beat the eggs, sugar, and salt for about 2 minutes at high speed, till they're thick and light-colored.

11) Stir in the flour, the cooled, melted butter; and the flavor of your choice, then the chocolate chips/chunks and the diced pecans.

12) Pour the batter into the pie crust, then scatter the pecan halves on top.

13) Bake the pie for 30 minutes. Tent it lightly with aluminum foil, and bake for an additional 15 minutes, till the crust and top are both golden brown.

14) Remove the pie from the oven, and allow it to cool for about 30 minutes before serving. Top with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

Yield: one 9" pie, about 8 to 10 servings.