FILLING
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
-chopped coarse
3 tb Unsalted butter
1/4 c Smooth or chunky peanut
-butter
1 ts Vanilla
3/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3 Eggs
1 c Dark corn syrup
1/2 c Milk
2/3 c Coarsely chopped roasted
-unsalted peanuts
Garnish
1 1/2 c Heavy cream
1 tb Espresso powder
1/4 c Powdered sugar
Prepare one pie shell (this recipe recommends a sweet pastry shell, chilled
and unbaked).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the top of a double boiler set over
simmering water, melt the chocolate with the butter. In a large bowl beat
the peanut butter, vanilla, sugar and eggs and the corn syrup and milk in a
stream. Mix in the chocolate mixture and sprinkle in the peanuts.
Pour the filling into the shell and bake the ie for about 1 hour. Let the
pie cool on rack and chill for at least 2 hours.
Beat the cream with the espresso powder and the powdered sugar until it
forms soft peaks. Use it to garnish the pie.
Yields
1 servings