Signature Recipes

Recipes from Messina Hof Winery

Chocolate Praline Pie

Served with Messina Hof Private Reserve Papa Paulo Port

3¾ cups chopped semisweet chocolate
2 cups butter
2 cups heavy whipping cream
8 egg yolks
1½ cups confectioners’ sugar

¾ cup Messina Hof Private Reserve Papa Paulo Port
2 cups chopped pecans
2 pastry shells (9 inches), baked

In a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter with cream. Whisk eggs and slowly add to chocolate mixture, whisking constantly. Whisk in the confectioners’ sugar and wine. Add pecans. Pour into pastry shells. Cool. Garnish with strawberries and whipped cream.

Makes 2 pies

Chocolate Pate

1½ pounds semisweet chocolate, chopped
1¾ pounds butter, cubed
½ pound confectioners’ sugar
½ cup Messina Hof Papa Paulo Texas Port
9 eggs, beaten

In the top of a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter. Whisk in the confectioners’ sugar and wine. Slowly add eggs, whisking constantly. Pour into buttered miniature loaf pans; cool. Store in the refrigerator. Slice like pâté to serve.

Serves 10

The award-winning Messina Hof Winery and Resort was established in 1977 by Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo in Bryan, TX. The winery offers tours and tastings as well as the fine dining restaurant Vintage House and the Villa Bed and Breakfast.

Visit www.messinahof.com.