Dean's Panache Fudge Pie

Dean Blevins

News9 Sports Director

1 cup butter

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 ounces unsweetened pure chocolate

½ cup flour

2 cups sugar

¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans

Melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler.  Set aside.  Beat eggs with sugar and add flour.  Stir in the chocolate mixture, vanilla and pecans.  Pour into a heavily greased 9" pie pan.  Set in a pan (such as a roaster pan) of hot water, about 1".  Bake at 325 degrees for 50 - 55 minutes, no longer.  Pie should be crusty on top and soft inside.