Smooth-as-Fudge Brownie Pie

Name: Smooth-as-Fudge Brownie Pie
Yield: Makes about 8 slices.
Ingredients: ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; ¼ cup granulated sugar; ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract; 3 large eggs, lightly beaten; ½ cup light corn syrup or brown rice syrup; 1 tbsp. unbleached, all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour; ¼ tsp. granulated sugar; ½ tsp. salt; 3 tbsp. cold vegetable shortening; 5½ tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; ¼ cup ice water; 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream; 2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1 tsp. pure vanilla powder; ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation info

Makes about
8
slices.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

My mom was a great pie baker, and this luscious brownie in a flaky crust was one of my favorite comfort foods when I was a kid (once she got on the “brownie bandwagon”). I include here my favorite pie-dough recipe for the crust.

Ingredients

Brownie Crust

1½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
¼

Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

For the Brownie Crust

Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in the work bowl of a food processor; pulse until mixed. Add cold butter and shortening, pulsing until mixture forms a coarse meal. Add ice water, a little at a time, just until mixture comes together.

Gently gather into a ball, then flatten and shape into a d