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INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup
Pecans
1 cup
All-purpose Flour
1/2 cup
brown Sugar
1/2
Salt*
1/4 tsp
Baking Powder
6 tbsp
unsalted Butter, sliced into 6 parts
*Preferably sea salt, if you can find it.
Handy tool: Food processor
Procedure
Preheat the oven to 350F. Place the pecans on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 8-10 minutes or until nicely browned. You can also dry-fry (roast) the pecans on the stove top using a small skillet. Just be careful not to burn it.
Grease or butter a 9-inch pie pan/plate.
In a food processor, mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and the toasted pecans until coarse. Add the butter and pulse until everything is combined.
Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pie plate, patting the dough along the sides of the pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.
For the Pie Filling:
Ingredients
1 stick
unsalted Butter, melted
1/2 cup
brown Sugar
3/4 tsp
Salt*
2
Eggs, room temperature
3 tsp
pure Vanilla extract (optional)
2 cups
Pecans
5
ounces, dark eating chocolate (60-70 % Cocoa), coarsely chopped
*preferably Sea Salt, if you can find it.