Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 125 g butter, chilled
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1 tablespoon water, chilled
• 200 g dark chocolate
• 100 g milk chocolate
• 1 cup thickened cream
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon kahlua (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven at 180 degrees celsius put a flat tray in oven to be warmed.
• 2 make a shortcrust pastry by putting flour and butter in a food processor and processing until mix resembles bread crumbs.
• 3 add egg and water.
• 4 process until pastry comes together to form a ball, add more water if needed.
• 5 turn pastry onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
• 6 form into a 15cm flat round and wrap in greaseproof paper.
• 7 chill in fridge for 15 minutes.
• 8 place chilled pastry between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper and roll out to a circle 6cm larger than the dish you will be using.
• 9 remove top paper and sprinkle flour on top then gently roll over a rolling pin.
• 10 carefully unroll pastry floured side down into dish, remove rest of baking paper, press gently until base and sides are smooth and even.
• 11 trim excess pastry, put in fridge until firm.
• 12 take dish from fridge and place on the hot baking tray. pierce pastry all over with a fork but don't pierce all the way through.
• 13 put scrunched up greaseproof paper over pastry and half fill with rice, bake blind until firm but not coloured.
• 14 remove paper and rice and bake until golden and crisp.
• 15 put chocolate into a microwave safe bowl with the cream and put in the microwave for 20-30 seconds at a time, stirring after each time, until melted.
• 16 pour into a mixing bowl and add remaining ingredients.
• 17 stir well and pour into the pastry dish.
• 18 bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until just set.
• 19 allow to cool. it will set firmer once cooled and dust top with cocoa.
• 20 put in fridge until fully set.
• 21 cut and serve.
• 22 for variations i also add granulated nuts to the the chocolate mix or you could use chococolate or try creme de menthe instead of kahlua (or use both!).