Lovely Chocolate Fudge Pie

Ingredients

For the crust:

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1 teaspoon sugar


• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (cold and cut into half inch cubes)


• 2–4 tablespoons cold water

For the filling:

• 1 cup half and half


• 1/4 cup unsalted butter


• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate-chopped


• 1 1/2 cups sugar


• 3/4 cup cocoa powder


• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 2 eggs


• 3 egg yolks 

Instructions

To make the crust:

1. In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar and salt.


2. Add butter and mix with a fork until it starts to look like
   a coarse meal.


3. Add 1 tablespoon of water at the time and continue mixing
   until a dough forms.


4. Wrap the dough with the plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2
   hours.


5. Lightly greased 9-inch pie plate and preheat oven to 350 F.


6. Take the dough from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly
   floured work surface into a circle about 1/8 inch thick.


7. Transfer the dough to a pie plate and trim excess of a dough
   from edges.

To make the filling:

1. In a bowl whisk together sugar, cocoa powder, flour, and
   salt.


2. Combine in a sauce pan half and half, butter, and chocolate
   and stir over a medium-low heat until it become smooth.( Let it cool a few
   minutes before you add it over dry ingredients and eggs)


3. Add eggs, egg yolks and chocolate mixture into dry
   ingredients and stir until well-combined


4. Transfer filling to pie crust in pan.


5. Bake 45 to 50 minutes (until the center is set and the edges
   start to crack)


6. Cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

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