Chocolate pie
Description
It's easy and quick to prepare. Once baked, the Earl Grey pie can be drizzled with syrup, topped with whipped cream, or served with jam and fragrant coffee — choose what you like. The bake is tasty hot or cold and stays delicious for a long time. Instead of cocoa powder, you may fold melted chocolate of any variety into the dough, but then you’ll need slightly more leavening.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. Buy cocoa powder or chocolate of the right grade. Remember that the color of your baked goods depends directly on the color of the cocoa powder.
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Step 2
In a cup or glass, brew the tea with boiling water and let it stand for 5 minutes. Then strain all the liquid through a fine sieve so that tea leaves do not get into the dough.
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Step 3
Stir the cocoa powder into the tea — it dissolves best in warm or hot liquid.
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Step 4
Crack the chicken eggs into the bowl of a stand mixer or food processor, add the salt and sugar, and beat on the highest speed for 3–4 minutes until light and foamy.
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Step 5
Pour in hot tea with cocoa powder and vegetable oil, then mix gently.
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Step 6
Gradually add the wheat flour and baking powder, folding them into the dough.
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Step 7
Grease the baking tin with vegetable oil, including the sides. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Spread the chocolate batter in the tin and tap it on the work surface a few times to release large air bubbles from the batter. Place the tin on the middle rack of the oven.
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Step 8
Bake the pie for 40–50 minutes, checking doneness with a wooden skewer in the centre; it should come out of the bake dry, with no clinging dough. If the pie is ready, turn off the oven and remove the tin, tipping it onto its side. Cool the pie for 30–60 minutes, then unmould it and cut into servings.
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Step 9
Garnish to your taste and serve at the table with your favorite beverages. Bon appétit!