Chocolate Nut Pie
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 200 g plain flour
- 65 g caster sugar
- 90 g unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg, beaten
- orange, rind of 1
- 200 g golden syrup
- 45 ml soft light muscovado sugar
- 150 g chocolate
- 50 g butter
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 5 ml vanilla essence
- 175 g pecan nuts
directions
- Sift flour into a bowl. Stir in caster sugar, Work in the butter evenly with fingertips until well combined.
- Beat the egg and orange rind in a bowl, then stir in the mixture to make a firm dough. Add water if too dry.
- Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a deep, 20cm/8in loose based flan tin. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Make the pie filling. Mix the golden syrup, muscavado sugar, chocolate and butter in a small saucepan. Heat mixture gently until smooth and melted.
- Remove pan from heat and beat in the eggs and the vanilla essence, Sprinkle the pecan nuts into chilled pastry case and carefully pour in the melted chocolate mixture.
- Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 50-60 minutes Cool completely in the tin.
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