AN EASY CHOCOLATE SLAB PECAN PIE TO FEED A CROWD

An Easy Chocolate Slab Pecan Pie to Feed a Crowd image

Katie Wahlman shares her delicious chocolate slab pecan pie recipe with us just in time for Thanksgiving. Read on to make it!

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

5 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes
1 cup cold buttermilk plus 2 to 3 tablespoons more if your dough is dry

Steps:

To prepare the crust: Note that if you have a small food processor, you may need to make the dough in two batches. Mine is 5-cups and I like to divide the recipe to prevent over-mixing. To start, combine the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a large food processor. Pulse the dry ingredients to combine.
Roll out the pie dough: Remove the disc of pie dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out into a 18x13-inch rectangle that is about 1/8-inch thick. Carefully place the dough into a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan; there will be dough hanging over on the sides. Cut the overhang so that it's only about an inch, and then fold under, and crimp or make impressions with the tines of a fork. Place shell in the freezer for 30 minutes. While your pie dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 425F.
Parbake the pie crust: After 30 minutes, remove the pie shell from the freezer and line tightly with foil. Place pie weights or dry beans in the center to add weight, and bake the pie for 20 minutes or until the edges are just slightly golden brown. Remove from oven and carefully remove foil and beans. Reduce oven temperature to 400F.
To make the filling: Crack the eggs into a large bowl and use a hand mixer to beat until slightly frothy. Add the sugars and melted butter and beat to combine. Add the flour, milk, vanilla and salt and beat again until thoroughly combined. Fold in the pecans.
To bake the pie: Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until filling is set. You may need to cover the edges of you pie dough with foil halfway through the baking process to ensure they don't burn. Cool pie completely before serving.