WAITING FOR WILMA PIE (CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PECAN PIE)

Waiting for Wilma Pie (Chocolate Caramel Pecan Pie) image

Provided by Molly Moore McCormick

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Pastry dough for a single-crust pie
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (6 ounces), melted
1 1/4 cups pecans (5 ounces), finely chopped, plus whole pecans for garnish
1/4 cup dulce de leche
Garnish: whipped cream

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 12-inch round, then fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim and crimp edge.
Whisk together corn syrup, sugar, eggs, flour, butter, vanilla, and salt until combined. Stir in melted chocolate and pecans and pour into pie shell.
If dulce de leche is very thick, thin with 2 to 3 teaspoon water. Pour dulce de leche over top of pie and swirl with a fork (swirl will not be visible in baked pie). Arrange whole pecans on top.
Bake until top is puffed but slightly wobbly in center, about 50 minutes. Cool to room temperature, at least 2 hours.◊