Shortcrust pie with chocolate cream
Description
Delicious pastry for the whole family. If you love chocolate in baked goods, you'll enjoy this cake too. A generous amount of rich chocolate filling in a crumbly shortbread crust is pure bliss for chocoholics :) The cake dough is easy to prepare, and you can vary the filling—mix milk and dark chocolate or use just one type. But choose good, reliable chocolate, as the quality of the filling depends on it. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Mix the flour with baking powder and salt, then add the cold butter cut into pieces.
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Step 2
2. Rub with your hands into crumbs.
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Step 3
3. Add sugar, eggs, and lemon zest.
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Step 4
4. Knead the dough and refrigerate it for about 30 minutes.
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Step 5
5. Melt the chocolate in cream over a double boiler.
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Step 6
6. Mix the mixture well and let it cool.
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Step 7
7. Grease the baking pan (26 or 28 cm in diameter) with butter and lightly dust with flour. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
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Step 8
8. Divide the dough into two parts. One part should be 2/3 of the dough, the other, respectively, 1/3. Roll out the larger portion into a circle that is 2 cm larger in diameter than the pan. Place it into the pan, pressing it evenly to form the edges. Spread the cooled chocolate cream over the bottom and smooth it out.
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Step 9
9. Roll out the second part of the dough and cover the pie with it. Then fold the edges over the top layer of dough.
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Step 10
10. Remaining dough can be grated and spread on top of the pie.
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Step 11
11. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until lightly golden.
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Step 12
12. The cooled pie can be dusted with powdered sugar.