Let's dive head first into the wonderful world of PIE! And what better place to start than this incredibly smooth, decadent Chocolate Silk Pie along with the best ever FOOL PROOF Pie Crust recipe. Sally has spend hours (and many many pies) coming up with this Crust recipe so let her show you all the tips and tricks to achieve a guaranteed buttery FLAKEY crust.
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This recipe is for an 8" Pie Dish, for a bigger dish multiply everything be 1.5, or even 2 if you're going Supersize Pie!
PIE CRUST:
255g Plain Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
170g COLD CHOPPED Unsalted Butter
5 1/2 tbsp ICE COLD Water
3/4 tbsp Cider Vinegar (or white wine)
CHOCOLATE SILK FILLING:
195g Caster Sugar
3Eggs
170g 70% Dark Chocolate
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp Salt
100g Soft Unsalted Butter
225g Double Cream (heavy cream)
10g Icing Sugar
Plus extra cream and some chocolate for topping!
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