Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

Description
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie from the Wikibooks Cookbook—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
 * Cook Time: 2½ hours
 * Serves: 10

Ingredients

 * 6 eggs
 * ½ cup half-and-half
 * 1 cup loosely packed brown sugar
 * 1 cup dark corn syrup
 * ½ cup good bourbon
 * 1⅓ cups chocolate chips
 * 2½ cups pecan pieces
 * pastry dough for 9-inch pie (commercial or your own)

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
 * 2) Beat eggs until yellow and creamy, in a large bowl.
 * 3) Whisk in half-and-half, sugar, and syrup, until smooth.
 * 4) Stir in bourbon, chocolate chips, and pecans.
 * 5) Oil a spring-form pan lightly.
 * 6) Roll out the pastry dough and press it into a pan, pressing out any air bubbles.
 * 7) Pour mixture into oiled springform pan.
 * 8) Put pie on a baking sheet with a raised edge or border.
 * 9) Bake until only the center is sightly jiggly, about 2 hours. Do not unmold pie until it is absolutely cooled—at least an hour later.

Tips

 * Cool on a wire grid or rack for even cooling.
 * Serve slightly warmed, or at room temperature.
 * Very good with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.