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jamanda
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 8:09 pm Post subject: Kentucky Chocolate Pie

225g (8oz) shortcrust pastry (actually it doesn't need anything like this much)
300ml (1/2 pint) single cream
50g (2oz) bitter chocolate (nice with orange flavoured choc)
225g (8oz) soft brown sugar
2 tbsn cornflour
2 tbsn water
2 eggs
tspn vanilla essence
1 tbsn rum (if you want to make it grown up)
50g (2oz butter cut into small cubes)

Line a 9" flan case with the pastry, prick all over with a fork and blind bake for 20mins at 200ï¿½C. leave to cool.

Put the cream, chocolate and sugar in a heavy saucepan and stir over a low heat until melted.

Mix the cornflower and water to make a smooth paste.

Beat the eggs lightly.

Add the cornflower mix and egg to the pan and stir over a low heat until it thickens and you can no longer taste the cornflower. (The book suggests this will take 10 mins, it takes much longer in my experience). Do not allow it to boil.

Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla and rum if using.

Pour into the pastry case and leave to set.

Serve with double cream.

Last edited by jamanda on Sat Jul 06, 13 9:33 pm; edited 2 times in total

chez

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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 8:23 pm Post subject:
This is fabulous. And I am gutted that Leo stood on the last piece in the car this afternoon, that I was taking down for Ma

jamanda
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 8:27 pm Post subject:
Oh no! Gosh it is quite gungey too.

chez

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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 8:29 pm Post subject:
He stood on the tea-towel covered dish whilst mucking around in the car. There were Words exchanged.

jamanda
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 13 9:26 pm Post subject:
Chez!!! Do you reckon this would work with a buttery biscuit base?

jamanda
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Posted: Sun Jul 07, 13 8:43 pm Post subject:
Despite a lack of chocolate infused wisdom by Chez, I thought I'd risk it. It seemed to work OK! I used 1/2 the sugar and twice the chocolate too.

MornieG

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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 13 8:15 am Post subject:
If one is registered with the diet post need a lock on these pages, my tum is rumbling just reading it Mo.XX

mochyn

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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 13 8:19 am Post subject:
Is the cornflour necessary? It's quite a custardy mix without it. I may need to experiment...

jamanda
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 13 4:13 pm Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

Is the cornflour necessary? It's quite a custardy mix without it. I may need to experiment...

I cut that down sunstantially too.

jamanda
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 13 5:42 pm Post subject:

MornieG wrote:

If one is registered with the diet post need a lock on these pages, my tum is rumbling just reading it

Mo.XX

It has to be said. BW's birthday tea has not exactly been "lite".

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