Chocolate Fudge Pie

Chocolate Fudge Pie

Ingredients

For the crust:

·         1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         1 teaspoon sugar

·         1/2 cup unsalted butter (cold and cut into half inch cubes)

·         2-4 tablespoons cold water

For the filling:

·         1 cup half and half

·         1/4 cup unsalted butter

·         8 ounces bittersweet chocolate-chopped

·         1 1/2 cups sugar

·         3/4 cup cocoa powder

·         1/4 cup all-purpose flour

·         1/4 teaspoon salt

·         2 eggs

·         3 egg yolks

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Instructions

To make the crust:

1.    In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar and salt.

2.    Add butter and mix with a fork until it starts to look like a coarse meal.

3.    Add 1 tablespoon of water at the time and continue mixing until a dough forms.

4.    Wrap the dough with the plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

5.    Lightly greased 9-inch pie plate and preheat oven to 350 F.

6.    Take the dough from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured work surface into a circle about 1/8 inch thick.

7.    Transfer the dough to a pie plate and trim excess of a dough from edges.

To make the filling:

1.    In a bowl whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, flour, and salt.

2.    Combine in a sauce pan half and half, butter, and chocolate and stir over a medium-low heat until it become smooth.( Let it cool a few minutes before you add it over dry ingredients and eggs)

3.    Add eggs, egg yolks and chocolate mixture into dry ingredients and stir until well-combined

4.    Transfer filling to pie crust in pan.

5.    Bake 45 to 50 minutes (until the center is set and the edges start to crack)

6.    Cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Source  https://omgchocolatedesserts.com

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