Saturday, January 28, 2012

French SIlk Pie


This might just be one of the best pies ever! I really planned to focus on healthy meals and desserts but for now let's just start with this one... I'll skip calculating the calories on this one too. We'll start that next time.

































Ingredients

4 ounces, weight Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
1 cup Salted Butter, Softened
1-1/2 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
4 whole Eggs
1 pint of whipping cream (whipped for topping)
1 package Baked Pie Shell

In small microwave safe bowl melt 4 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate until melted (about 45 seconds on high - I had to do 2 more 15 second intervals to melt it enough to stir. Just be careful not to burn it). Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat 1 cup (2 sticks) of regular (salted) butter and 1 ½ cups of white sugar until fluffy (about 1 to 2 minutes). When melted chocolate is cooled, drizzle it over the butter/sugar mixture. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat the mixture thoroughly until combined (on a Kitchen Aid mixer, you will be using the whisk attachment).
Turn your mixer to a medium speed and over a period of 15 to 20 minutes add in the four eggs, one at a time, leaving about 5 minutes between each egg addition. Once the pie filling is well mixed, pour it into the baked pie shell. Smooth out the pie filling and place pie in the refrigerator to chill for a minimum of two hours. (I prefer overnight)
Layer with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate chips or chocolate curls.



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