Chocolate Silk Pie With Shortbread-pecan Crust

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 pints heavy cream
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 cup pecans (4 oz)
• 5 ounces shortbread cookies (such as lorna doones)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 heat oven to 350ºf.
• 3 in a food processor, pulse the pecans and cookies until crumbs form.
• 4 add the butter and pulse just until combined.
• 5 transfer the mixture to an 8 or 9-inch pie plate, pressing it evenly over the bottom and up the sides.
• 6 bake the crust until slightly darkened, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 7 transfer pie plate to wire rack and let it cool completely (this can be made up to 24 hours ahead of time).
• 8 filling:.
• 9 in a small saucepan, combine 1 pint of cream, the chocolate, and 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
• 10 cook over medium-low heat, whisking frequently, until the chocolate melts.
• 11 in a bowl, combine the cornstarch and the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar.
• 12 add the egg yolks and whisk.
• 13 bring the chocolate mixture to a simmer (it must be bubbling gently in order for the filling to properly set).
• 14 add 2 tablespoons of the simmering chocolate mixture to the egg mixture.
• 15 whisking constantly, slowly add the egg mixture to the pan.
• 16 cook, still whisking, until thickened (it should resemble the consistency of pudding), about 2 minutes.
• 17 remove from heat.
• 18 add the vanilla and butter.
• 19 whisk until the butter melts.
• 20 pour the filling into the crust.
• 21 place a piece of plastic wrap directly against the surface of the filling.
• 22 refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 48 hours.
• 23 remove the plastic wrap and sprinkle with the cocoa.
• 24 with an electric mixer on medium-high, beat the remaining 1 pint of cream.
• 25 serve as an accompaniment with the pie.