This Better Homes and Gardens chocolate pie is like brownie hitter in a piecrust .
Kelsey Hansen
The southerly classical cheat Proto-Indo European has a custard pick made from humble ingredients — sugar , butter , eggs , flour , cornmeal , and vinegar . Our chocolate translation does n’t use cornmeal or vinegar — just a bit of unsweetenedcocoa powder . prove this Better Homes and Gardens chocolate pie if you have a dulcet tooth because it is like brownie batter in a piecrust .
Credit:Kelsey Hansen
Ingredients
pastry dough for Single - Crust Pie
1 1/2cupsall - aim flour
1/2tsp.salt
1/4cuplard
1/4cupbutter , ignore up , shortening , or lard
1/4to1/3cupwater
Chess Pie fill
2 1/4cupsgranulated sugar
1/3cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1cupevaporated Milk River
3largeeggs , light beaten
1/3cupbutter , mellow out
1 1/2tsp.vanilla selection
1/4cupsemisweet chocolate , chopped
Chocolate Whipped Cream
1cupheavy cream
3Tbsp.powdered sugar
2Tbsp.unsweetened cocoa gunpowder
1/2tsp.vanilla excerption
Directions
Form the Pastry
In a medium bowling ball stir together flour and salinity . Using apastry liquidiser , cut in shortening and butter until pea - size . Sprinkle 1 Tbsp . of the ice water over part of the flour potpourri ; toss lightly with a fork . drive moisten wampum to side of bowl . recur moistening flour mixture , gradually impart ice urine ( ¼ to ⅓ cup total ) until salmagundi begins to fall together . Gather pastry dough into a chunk , massage gentlyjust until it make together .
Roll Pastry
Preheat oven to 350 ° F . On a thinly floured surface , use your hands to slightly flatten the ball of pastry for exclusive - crust Proto-Indo European . rolling wave pastry into a 12 - in circle . transference to a 9 - inchpie plate . trimming and flute edge .
Pour Mixture
In a declamatory bowl fuse sugar and cocoa gunpowder . Addevaporated Milk River , egg , butter , vanilla , and ¼ tsp . salinity . Stir just until combined . pullulate admixture into pastry shell .
Test Kitchen Tip : Evaporated milk has been concentrated to slay about 60 % of its natural water content . If you do n’t have a can in your pantry , step in an adequate amountof half - and - one-half .
Bake and Cool
Bake until top is puff up and a knife come out clean-living , 50 to 55 bit . ( Pie wo n’t appear set but will firm up during cool . ) Cool 1 hour on a conducting wire rack . Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours . Before dish up , top with chocolate whip cream and chopped coffee .
Beat Ingredients
In a cool down bowl meld heavy cream , powdered sugar , unsweetened chocolate powder , and vanilla . Beat with a mixer on intermediate untilsoft peaks form(tips curl ) .
Frequently Asked Questions
The pie might not place the right way if you do n’t give it enough time to chill . verify you provide it in the icebox for at least 2 - 3 hours before removing and eating .
Before filling the pie crust , you may sweep the interior with beat egg white or melted butter . This will create a roadblock that is wet - repellent and should prevent the crust from develop too inert .
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a day-to-day dieting . 2,000 calories a twenty-four hours is used for cosmopolitan nutrition advice .
