Chunky

1/3 c Unsalted butter; chilled

1 tb Sugar

1 pn Salt

Ice water Filling: 1/2 c Unsalted butter

1/2 c Sugar

12 oz Semisweet chocolate chips

2 oz Unsweetened chocolate;

-chopped 1 1/2 c Dark corn syrup

1 tb Vanilla extract

1/4 ts Salt

8 Eggs

3 c Toasted pecan halves

1 1/4 cups flour, butter, sugar and salt together with electric mixer. Beat on low for 5 minutes until mixture is crumbly. Add ice water by spoonfuls while mixer is running on low speed until a dough forms. Remove dough from bowl and place on board lightly covered with flour. Knead into a smooth dough ball. Flatten into a disk. Cover with plastic and chill a few hours. When chilled, roll out into a 15-inch circle about 1/8 inch thick. Place in 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press into bottom and sides of pan. Trim off excess dough leaving a

1 inch overhang. Turn inside and crimp edge. Cover loosely and chill

30 minutes. Preheat oven to

325 degrees. Filling: Heat butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. Cook a few minutes. Remove from heat. Pour into mixing bowl and add half the chocolate chips and all the unsweetened chocolate. Stir until chocolate has melted. Add dark corn syrup, vanilla and salt. Beat in eggs using electric mixer on medium speed one at a time. Beat until mixture is smooth. Place pastry shell on baking sheet. Evenly sprinkle pecan halves over bottom of pastry. Sprinkle remaining

6 ounces chocolate chips over pecans. Slowly pour batter over all. Bake pie for 1 hour. Reduce temp to

300 degrees. Bake another

40 minutes. Remove pie from oven and cool to room temp. Chill

1 hour before cutting. THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW

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