Brownie Pie
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12 Categories:
Chocolate
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Desserts
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Pies & Pastries
Ingredients:
CRUST: 1
cup
Flour 1/4
cup
Sugar 3
tablespoons
Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 6
tablespoons
Unsalted butter,
cut into
12
pieces 1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla extract 2
To 3 tablespoons cold water
Vegetable cooking spray
FILLING: 1
cup
Hazelnuts 4
ounces
Unsweetened chocolate 1/4
pound
Unsalted butter,
cut into
Pieces 3
Eggs 1
cup
Sugar 1
teaspoon
Vanilla extract 2/3
cup
Flour 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 1/2
teaspoon
Baking powder
TOPPING: 1/2
cup
Whipping cream 1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla extract 1
tablespoon
Powdered sugar
Directions:
1. To prepare the crust: Blend together the flour, sugar, cocoa and salt.
Add the butter, working until crumbly. Stir in the vanilla and water, making a dough that holds together when pressed.
2. Spray a 9-inch glass pie pan with cooking spray. Press the dough over the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Set aside.
3. To prepare the filling: Put the hazelnuts into a small baking pan and toast in a preheated 350-degree oven 10 minutes. Remove from the pan.
Cool slightly and put into a kitchen towel. Close the towel and rub together to remove the skins from the nuts. Chop nuts coarsely.
4. Melt the chocolate and butter in a small heavy saucepan over low heat.
Stir to blend and cool slightly.
5. With an electric mixer, beat together the eggs and sugar until fluffy; beat in the vanilla, and then the flour, salt, and baking powder. Beat in the chocolate mixture. Stir in the nuts and pour into the crust.
6. Bake in a pre-heated 325-degree oven 25-30 minutes, until just done in the center. Cool on a rack.
7. Just before serving, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Beat in the vanilla and powdered sugar until softened. Serve a dollop of the cream on each wedge of pie.
Data per serving:
Calories.....408 Carbohydrates......39g Monounsaturated fat.....12g Protein.......6g Sodium...........123mg Polyunsaturated fat......2g Fat..........28g Saturated fat......13g Cholesterol............95mg
(From "Great Desserts" by Mardee Haidin Regan)
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