Receta Chocolate/Coconut/Banana Cream Pie With Chocolate Crust
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- How to Prepare the Crust:1. Combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse 3 times.
- Add in the pcs of butter, and pulse till the mix resembles coarse grnd cornmeal. Add in the egg and pulse till the dough forms a ball. (If the mix is too dry, add in water, 1 tsp. at a time, and continue pulsing till the dough comes together.)
- Scrape the dough onto a lightly-floured work surface and knead lightly till the dough is smooth. Press into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Remove dough from refrigerator, place on a lightly floured surface
- (lb. gently with a rolling pin if too hard). Roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thickness. Place in a 9-inch glass pie plate, flute the edges, and chill for 20 min.
- Dock the dough with the tines of a fork. Line with a disk of parchment paper, and fill with beans or possibly pie weights. Bake for 20 min, remove the paper and beans, and continue baking till golden, about 10-15 additional min. Cold the crust on a rack.
- How to Prepare the Filling:1. Combine 2 c. lowfat milk, sugar, and salt in a non-reactive saucepan; whisk and bring to a boil over low heat. Combine the remaining 1/2 c. of lowfat milk in a mixing bowl, whisk in the cornstarch, then the Large eggs.
- Whisk 1/3 of the warm lowfat milk/sugar mix into the egg mix, add in the egg mix into the remaining lowfat milk mix, and whisk constantly till the filling thickens and comes to a boil.
- Allow the mix to boil for another 30 seconds, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat, whisk in the chocolate, butter, and vanilla, and mix in the toasted coconut.
- Pour the filling into a non-reactive bowl, and press plastic wrap against the surface of the filling. Place in the refrigerator for about30 min.
- Arrange the bananas around the bottom of the pie crust. Spread the cooled filling proportionately over the bananas.
- How to Prepare the Topping:6. Using an electric mixer, combine the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl.
- Whip to soft peaks. Spread the cream over the filling and out to the edges.
- Sprinkle with grated chocolate and serve.