Chocolate Walnut Pie
- 1 recipe Traditional Pastry Piecrust dough for a 9-inch single-crust pie (page 5)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (to glaze the crimped pie edges)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) salted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- To prepare the pie shell, on a clean, lightly floured work surface, roll out half a ball of dough with a rolling pin until it forms a 10-inch circle.
- Wrap the remaining half of the dough tightly in plastic wrap and reserve it in the refrigerator for future use for up to 5 days.
- Fold the circle in half, place it in a 9-inch pie plate so that the edges of the circle drop over the rim, and unfold the dough to completely cover the pie plate.
- Using your thumb and index finger, crimp the edges of the pie shell.
- Brush the edges of the pie shell with heavy cream to create a perfect, golden brown finish.
- Set the pie shell to the side while you make the filling.
- To prepare the filling, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the eggs until they are foamy.
- Add the flour, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, beating them together until a very pale yellow color has been achieved.
- Pour in the butter and mix until a light shade of brown is achieved.
- Add the chocolate chips and walnuts and mix them in at low speed.
- Place the chocolate-walnut mixture in the pie shell, distributing it evenly.
- To bake, place the pie plate on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until the top of the pie turns golden brown.
- Transfer the pie plate to a wire cooling rack and allow the pie to cool and set for 1 hour before serving.
- Chocolate Walnut Pie is best served either at room temperature or warmed at 350F for about 10 minutes.
- It can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.
recipe traditional pastry, heavy cream, eggs, flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips, walnuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-walnut-pie-390346 (may not work)