Rich Chocolate Pie Recipe

  
 

Pies And Tarts Recipes - Rich Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

  • 75g/30oz plain chocolate

  • 50g/4 tbsp butter or margarine

  • 45ml/3 tbsp golden syrup

  • 3 eggs, beaten

  • 150g/2/3 cup caster sugar

  • 5ml/1 tsp vanilla essence

  • 115g/4oz milk chocolate

  • 475ml/2 cups whipp9ing cream

FOR THE PASTRY

  • 165g/1 1/3 cups plain flour

  • 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

  • 115g/1/2 cup lard or vegetable fat

  • 30-45ml/2-3 tbsp iced water

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 220'C/425'"F/Gas 7. For the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the fat until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add water until the pastry forms a ball.

  2. Roll out the pastry and use to line a 20-23cm/8-9in pie tin. Flute the edge. Prick the base and sides of the pastry case with a fork. Bake until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes. Cool in the tin on a wire rack.

  3. Reduce the oven temperature to 180'C/350'"F/Gas 4. In the top of a double boiler, melt the plain chocolate, the butter or margarine and syrup. Remove from the heat and stir in the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Pour the chocolate mixture into the pastry case. Bake until the filling is set, 35 -40 minutes. Cool in the tin on a wire rack.

  4. For the decoration, use the heat of your hands to soften the milk chocolate slightly. Use a swivel-headed vegetable peeler to shave off short, wide curls. Chill until needed.

  5. Before serving, lightly whip the cream until soft peaks form. Spread the cream over the surface of the chocolate filling. Decorate with the milk chocolate curls.