Recipe: Rich Chocolate Pie

Ingredients for the pie
85g plain chocolate
55g butter
3 tbsp golden syrup
3 eggs, beaten
140g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
115g milk chocolate (for decoration)
500ml whipping cream


Ingredients for the pastry
165g plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
115g shortening
2-3tbsp iced water

Instructions1. Preheat oven at 220 degrees celcius.


2. For the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Use a pastry blender to cut in the fat until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Sprinkle in the water 1 tablespoon at a time. Toss lightly with a fork until pastry forms a ball.


3. On a lightly floured surface of an 8 or 9 inch pie tin, roll out the pastry.


4. Use a fork to prick the bottom and sides of the pastry. Bake until brown for about 10-15 minutes.


5. Let it cool.


6. On a double boiler, melt the plain chocolate, butter and golden syrup. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in eggs, suger and vanilla. Try to let the chocolate cool first to prevent the heat from cooking the eggs.


7. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.


8. Pour chocolate mixture into the pie tin and bake for about 40 minutes.


9. For decoration, make chocolate shavings out of the milk chocolate bar.


10. Before serving, lightly whip the cream till soft peaks form. Spread it over the cooled pie and decorate with your milk chocolate shavings.

Nice!


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