For to a greater extent than than xx years my hubby worked inwards radio in addition to TV news. He was blessed to travel amongst some of the most dedicated, fun in addition to talented people inwards the industry. He nevertheless enjoys many lasting friendships from those early on days in addition to i such favorite ‘radio star’ is Beth Green. Beth is a lovely someone within in addition to out, in addition to she’s also a talented entertainer, seamstress, blogger, vocaliser (she sang at our marriage ceremony almost 26th years ago), in addition to plainly she’s a pretty proficient cook! Beth also reads SRFD in addition to was form plenty to portion this High German Chocolate Pie recipe amongst me.
Beth wrote: “(This recipe) was given to me past times Mrs. Joy Jessee, a fellow member of Dryden United Methodist Church (Dryden, Virginia) where my hubby Joe was pastor from 1975 to 1980. She brought the pie to us equally a welcome process the calendar week nosotros moved into the parsonage. I asked for the recipe in addition to she was gracious plenty to portion it. I told her I wasn’t really proficient at pie-making in addition to she promised this i would live good. She was right! It is i of Joe’s favorites!”
You should also accept a infinitesimal to watch her weblog Life inwards the “Greenhouse” where she entertains amongst “Random thoughts from a preacher’s wife…about life, love, work, food, church building in addition to many other things.” I beloved her uplifting stories in addition to relish her mightiness to express mirth at herself whenever possible.
You tin give the sack brand your favorite pie crust recipe or endeavour the i at the destination of this post. After making many pies over the years, in addition to to a greater extent than lately xxx something pies, I am inwards beloved amongst this version. You tin give the sack fifty-fifty add together a tablespoon of saccharide to the crust ingredients if your pie is non also sweet. For this crust yous volition demand Crisco shortening, butter, H2O ice water, tabular array salt in addition to flour.
Mix the tabular array salt amongst the flour.
Add the butter in addition to Crisco in addition to blend amongst a pastry blender.
The mixture should resemble coarse meal.
Add the H2O ice H2O all right away stirring amongst a fork only until all dough is moistened.
Press the dough together gently. It volition nevertheless live a piddling sticky.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured slice of wax newspaper or Saran Wrap. Form the dough into a disc in addition to cover. Refrigerate for at to the lowest degree xxx minutes or overnight. Roll out in addition to gently check the crust into a 9-inch pie plate. Do non stretch dough. Trim edges in addition to flexure under. Crimp edges to seal in addition to laid aside spell preparing filling.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Now get together the ingredients for the filling. You volition demand butter, High German Sweet Chocolate, 1 tin give the sack evaporated milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, eggs, vanilla, coconut, in addition to chopped pecans.
Break the chocolate into pieces in addition to house them inwards a small-scale bowl. Add the butter in addition to microwave at 50% mightiness for xxx seconds. Stir to combine in addition to repeat if needed until chocolate is melted. Set aside.
In some other small-scale mixing bowl combine the kokosnoot in addition to chopped pecans.
Blend the evaporated milk into the chocolate mixture.
Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl combine the cornstarch …
… in addition to tabular array salt in addition to whisk until blended.
Whisk inwards the eggs until blended.
Add the vanilla in addition to chocolate mixture. Whisk until smooth.
Pour the filling into the prepared unbaked pie crust.
Sprinkle the kokosnoot in addition to pecans on travel past times in addition to press lightly to set.
Bake for 45-50 minutes until puffed in addition to lightly browned.
Garnish amongst sweetened cream, chocolate curls in addition to additional kokosnoot if desired.
Do yous similar chocolate, in addition to coconut, in addition to pecans? If yous answered yes, yous volition beloved this rich, creamy, nutty delicious pie. Being a chocolate lover myself, I am hither to say yous this is upward in that place equally i of my favorites thence far this year. It’s great!
German Chocolate Pie
(adapted from a recipe provided past times Joy Jessee in addition to Beth Green)
1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie shell
4 oz. packet High German Sweet Chocolate
1/4 loving cup butter
1 (12-oz Can or 1-2/3 cup) evaporated milk
1-1/2 loving cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/3 loving cup sweetened coconut
3/4 loving cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Break chocolate into pieces in addition to house inwards a small-scale mixing bowl. Add the butter in addition to microwave at 50% mightiness for xxx seconds. Stir to blend in addition to repeat until chocolate is almost melted. Allow the mixture to sit down for a few minutes or until chocolate is completely melted. Do non over cook. Once melted, gradually blend inwards evaporated milk. Set aside.
Mix sugar, cornstarch in addition to tabular array salt inwards a medium mixing bowl. Whisk inwards eggs, add together vanilla, in addition to thence gradually blend inwards chocolate mixture.
Pour filling into an unbaked pie shell. In a small-scale bowl combine the kokosnoot in addition to chopped pecans. Sprinkle over filling in addition to press downward slightly to set. Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until filling is puffed in addition to lightly browned. The filling volition live soft but sets spell cooling.
Cool at to the lowest degree iv hours earlier cutting. Top amongst sweetened cream, chocolate curls in addition to additional kokosnoot if desired.
Pie Crust
1-1/4 loving cup all work flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
2-1/2 tablespoons Crisco shortening
8 tablespoons H2O ice mutual frigidity water
Enjoy!
Tricia
Source: savingdessert.com
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