Maple Pecan Pie With Chocolate

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon maple flavor plus cold water to make 3 tablespoons

Pie

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup real maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In medium bowl, mix flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening, using pastry blender, until you have a mix that is in small pieces.
3. Sprinkle in cold maple flavor mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, moistening all bits of flour.
4. Gather pastry into a ball; shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface.
5. Add flour to your rolling pin and roll dough out so it is 2 inches larger than 9-inch pie plate.
6. Trim any overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of plate.
7. In medium bowl, beat sugar, butter, maple syrup, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the eggs with hand beater until smooth. Stir in pecans. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
8. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until set.
9. Cool 15 minutes. In medium heavy bottom saucepan, melt chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon butter over low heat, stirring constantly; drizzle over top of pie.
10. Serve pie warm or cool.