German Chocolate Pecan Pie Thank You Rachael Ray Food

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE (THANK YOU RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F. Spray pie pan with PAM Cooking Spray.
• Unroll your pie crust and press it into the pan. Pierce it a few times with a fork.
• Bake for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cover pie crust with chocolate chips.
• In a saucepan, whisk together butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat until melted.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar mixture and beaten eggs.
• Stir in coconut and coarsely chopped pecans.
• Pour in the filling and bake for about 20 minutes.
• Let the pie cool completely before slicing.
• Serve and Enjoy!

GERMAN CHOCOLATE-PECAN PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the Crust: Stir together 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut butter and shortening cubes into flour mixture until mixture resembles small peas. Using a fork, gradually stir in 4 tablespoons ice water, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened and dough begins to form a ball and pulls away from sides of bowl, adding up to 1 more tablespoon of water, if necessary. Turn dough out onto a work surface; shape and flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill 1 to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Unwrap chilled dough disk, and place on a lightly floured surface. Let dough stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle dough with flour, and roll into a 13-inch circle. Fit dough into a 9-inch glass pie plate. Trim dough, leaving 1/2-inch overhang; fold edges under, and crimp. Prick bottom and sides 8 to 10 times with a fork. Freeze 20 minutes. Line piecrust with parchment paper, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake in preheated oven 14 minutes. Remove weights and parchment paper, and bake until crust has lost its raw dough sheen, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Prepare the Chocolate Filling: Microwave German's sweet chocolate and 1/2 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl on HIGH until melted and smooth, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring at 30-second intervals. Whisk in 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, whisking just until blended after each addition. Whisk in evaporated milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended. Pour chocolate filling into prepared piecrust. Shield edges with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. (Pie will be partially baked.)
• Prepare the Coconut-Pecan Filling: Whisk together brown sugar, corn syrup, 1/4 cup melted butter, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended. Stir in pecans and coconut. Beginning at the outer edges of the partially baked chocolate filling, carefully spoon coconut-pecan filling over chocolate filling, and immediately return pie to oven. Bake until crust is golden and center is set, 35 to 40 minutes, shielding edges with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool pie completely on a wire rack, about 3 hours.
• Prepare the Chocolate-Covered Pecans: Microwave chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl on HIGH until melted, 30 to 45 seconds, stirring until smooth. Dip the lower half of each pecan into the melted chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip back into bowl, and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Chill until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. Arrange Chocolate-Covered Pecans decoratively around outer edge of pie. (You may have some left over.)

PECAN PIE WITH CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Whip cream, liqueur, cinnamon and chili powder together until stiff peaks form. Melt chocolate in a medium bowl in microwave until smooth, check on it every 10 seconds over 45 seconds, cooking on high. Cool to the touch. Stir 1/4 of the whipped cream into the chocolate until totally combined then fold in the rest of the whipped cream in small batches. Cut pie, top with cream and serve immediately.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Add the chilled butter pieces and pulse until coarse crumbs form, about 5 seconds.
• Drizzle in the ice water and pulse just until the dough comes together.
• Wrap in plastic wrap; flatten to form a disk. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough into a 12-inch round; transfer to a pie pan.
• Cut the excess dough to leave a 1/2-inch overhang.
• Using your fingers, roll the dough edge under and crimp.
• Prick the bottom of the pie shell with a fork; refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400º.
• Line the shell with foil and pie weights or dried beans; bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the foil and beans, reduce the heat to 375º and bake for another 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the eggs.
• In a heavy, medium saucepan, whisk together the remaining 5 tablespoons butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt with the brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat until melted and smooth.
• Whisk the sugar mixture into the beaten eggs. Stir in the nuts and coconut.
• Spread the chocolate chips in the pie shell. Pour in the filling and bake until set, about 25 minutes.
• Let the pie cool completely before slicing.

CONTEST-WINNING GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge., Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake 25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until golden brown, 4-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. In a small heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in whole milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate mixture. Pour into crust., For topping, in a small saucepan, combine evaporated milk, sugar and butter. Cook and stir until butter is melted and mixture just comes to a boil. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Pour over filling., Cool pie 30 minutes on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl mix together the sugar, cocoa, and salt.
• Beat in the evaporated milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla until well incorporated.
• Stir in the coconut and pecans.
• Pour into the unbaked pie shells and bake for 1 hour, up to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool on wire racks for 1 hour.
• Place pies in the fridge and chill well.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk the corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl until light-colored and well blended. Stir in the pecans and coconut. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the bottom of the prepared pie crust. Pour the corn syrup mixture over the chocolate chips.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is set, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool completely on a rack before serving, about 2 hours.