Mocha Buttercrunch Pie Ii Recipes

MOCHA BUTTERCRUNCH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor blend together the flour, sugar and salt.
• Add the cold butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add the nuts and chocolate, pulsing until the nuts are finely chopped.
• Press crust onto bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch metal pie plate.
• Freeze for 20 minutes and then bake for 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
• Cool completely.
• In the top of a double broiler melt the 6 oz's chocolate until smooth.
• Remove from over the water.
• Combine sugar, yolks and corn syrup in a medium metal bowl.
• Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk until thermometer registers 160 degrees, about 6 minutes.
• Remove from over the water and add the butter, espresso and vanilla.
• beat the mixture until cool and thick, around 5-6 minutes.
• Fold in the melted chocolate mixture.
• Beat the 1 cup chilled whipping cream in another bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Fold into chocolate mixture.
• Spoon mixture into pie cruse and refrigerate at least 6 hours, overnight is better.
• To serve pipe whipped cream on pie and top with chocolate curls.