Chocolate Pie Crust Food

CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers and sugar until crumbs form. Pour in the butter and continue to pulse until the crumbs are coated. Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Set aside.
• For the filling: In a small saucepan, heat the milk until hot but not simmering. To a medium saucepan, add the sugar, flour and cocoa and whisk together well. Lightly beat the egg yolks (saving the whites for the meringue) and pour into the flour mixture. Slowly add the hot milk, stirring. This will create a paste in the beginning, ensuring that the chocolate and flour blend smoothly. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until very thick, about 5 minutes. The mixture will start to bubble sporadically; continue to stir and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla and salt. Stir until the butter is completely incorporated.
• Pour the filling into the crust and chill in the refrigerator, about 45 minutes.
• For the meringue: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff. With the mixer running, gradually add the sugar and beat until the whites are smooth and glossy. Spread the meringue on the pie, reaching the edges of the crust to seal in the filling. Bake until brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

FLAKY AND TENDER CHOCOLATE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a food processor , combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt until blended. Add the butter and shortening and pulse on/off until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 5 seconds. Add the egg yolk and water and process with on/off turning until the dough forms a ball. To mix by hand: In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt. Cut in the butter and shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg yolk and water and stir with a fork until the mixture begins to clump together.
• Press the dough into a ball, then flatten into a 1-inch round disc, about 1/4-inch thick or so. (If you're not using it immediately, wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for up to three days or freeze up to three months.)
• Roll out the dough, always rolling from the center away from you, not back and forth.
• Lightly oil the pie pan to help prevent sticking. Glass or dark metal pans make crispier crusts. Shiny pans make pale crusts.
• Press the dough into a 9-inch pie pan, trim the excess from the sides and pinch to form a decorative edge.
• If your pie recipe calls for a pre-baked pie crust, prick the bottom of the crust with a fork several times to release steam and prevent the crust from bubbling. Bake at 425 F until the pastry is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. If the pie is to be filled and then baked, do not prick the bottom of the crust because the filling will leak out while baking.

PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine the peanuts, graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in a bowl and pat down into a pie pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes to toast slightly. As soon as it comes out of the oven, sprinkle the crust bottom with the shaved chocolate and set aside. It should melt in, then set up later.
• Peanut Butter Filling: Using mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together the cream cheese, peanut butter, milk and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture and pour it into the pie shell. Freeze for 4 to 5 hours. Two hours before serving place pie in the refrigerator. Shave chocolate over the top just before serving.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT PIE WITH COCONUT CRUST

Steps:

• Place flour and coconut in a food processor; process until coconut is finely chopped. Add butter; pulse until butter is the size of peas. While pulsing, add extract and just enough milk to form moist crumbs. Shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge., Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 10-15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., For filling, in a large saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over medium heat; cool slightly. Whisk in milks, eggs, vanilla and salt. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with coconut and almonds., Cover edge loosely with foil. Bake 30-35 minutes or until center is set. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• In a bowl combine all ingredients; mix well to combine.
• Press into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake 350 degrees F for 8 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Fill as desired.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CRUST CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Crush cookies in resealable plastic bag until fine crumbs form. Mix 1-1/2 cups of the crumbs with butter; press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-in. pie plate to form crust. Reserve remaining crumbs for later use.
• Add milk to pudding mix in a medium bowl; beat with wire whisk 2 min. Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Spoon into crust. Refrigerate 30 min. or until set. Top with reserved cookie crumbs just before serving.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Crumble the cookies into the work bowl of a food processor and process until finely ground. Alternatively, you can put them in a bag and whack them with a rolling pin until finely crushed. Pour the butter into the crumbs and mix (hands are best for this) until the butter is fully incorporated and the texture is that of wet sand. Firmly press the crumbs against the sides of a 9-inch (23-cm) pie pan, then against the bottom of the pan (the underside of a measuring cup works well for smoothing the bottom crust). Chill the crust for at least 15 minutes to help prevent it from crumbling when serving.
• Bake the crust for 10 minutes, or until fragrant. Remove it and allow it to cool before filling.

CHOCOLATE PIE WITH PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Mix the crust ingredients together.
• Press half of the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
• For the filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch, milk and cornstarch in the top of a double boiler.
• Cook over boiling water until the mixture has thickened, stirring constantly.
• Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Stir a bit of the hot chocolate mixture into the egg yolks in order to temper (raise the temperature of) the eggs and keep them from scrambling.
• Add the tempered yolks to the chocolate mixture, stirring constantly and thoroughly.
• Cool the mixture.
• Add the vanilla extract to the chocolate and mix thoroughly.
• Pour the chocolate filling into the pretzel crust.
• Top with the remaining pretzel mixture.
• Chill before serving.

CHOCOLATE GRAHAM CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Crumble graham crackers in a food processor with sugar and cinnamon.
• Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and melt in a microwave oven, about 1 minute. Add to the mixture in the food processor and blend until combined into the dough.
• Roll dough out into a crust and place into a pie plate.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Let cool completely before filling, about 30 minutes.