Heavenly Pie

Name: Heavenly Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 50 g (2 oz) skinned hazelnuts; 165 g (5½ oz) plain flour, sifted; 2 tablespoons plain flour, sifted; 125 g (4 oz) lightly salted butter, chilled and diced; 4 tablespoons double cream; 2 large eggs (size 2); 25 g (1 oz) vanilla caster sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1—3 tablespoons iced water; 125 g (4 oz) plain chocolate, chopped; 50 g (2 oz) butter; 1 tablespoon rum or brandy (optional); 1½ tablespoons rum or brandy (optional); 175 g (6 oz) double cream; 1 tablespoon icing sugar (optional); 100 g (3½ oz) vanilla caster sugar; grated chocolate or chocolate leaves

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

The texture of this pie is mousse-like and quite heavenly with the crisp nut pastry.

Ingredients

For the pastry

50 g (2 oz) skinned hazelnuts
165 g (5½

Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Oven temperatures Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F

Gas Mark 5/190°C/375°F

Place a baking sheet in the lower third of the oven and preheat to the first setting. For the pastry: use a coffee grinder or food processor to grind the hazelnuts very finely. Place the ground nuts