Orange Flavored Pastry
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cut plus
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
Filling
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup Texas pecans
Topping
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare pastry shell. Combine sugar, margarine, corn syrup, orange extract, salt, and eggs and mix until smooth; stir in pecans. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Cover edge with a 2 inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking. Bake at 375 degrees 40 to 50 minutes or until set. Cool 15 minutes. Heat chocolate chips and shortening until melted; drizzles over top of pie.