Chocolate Nut Pie

Name: Chocolate Nut Pie
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

12 ingredients

12 steps

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

1

Sift flour into a bowl.
2

Stir in caster sugar, Work in the butter evenly with fingertips until well combined.
3

Beat the egg and orange rind in a bowl, then stir in the mixture to make a firm dough.
4

Add water if too dry.
5

Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a deep, 20cm/8in loose based flan tin.
6

Chill for 30 minutes.
7

Preheat oven to 180C.
8

Make the pie filling.
9

Mix the golden syrup, muscavado sugar, chocolate and butter in a small saucepan.
10

Heat mixture gently until smooth and melted.
11

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.
12

Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 50-60 minutes Cool completely in the tin.