Monday 15 July 2013

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE

Just got over with two back to back Birthdays at home - husband’s and son’s. 

This year my son wanted to cut a pie instead of the Chocolate Cake. Since his favourite is the Mississippi Mud Pie, I knew what he meant….

Being a rich desert I only make it on special occasions….with amazing results each time.
The recipe may seem a little intimidating but is actually not.


I suggest you try this divine, gooey, chocolaty, sinful pie yourself….. 


MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE                                               Serves 9

Ingredients
For the pie dough
All purpose / Refined Flour – 1 ¼ cup
Cocoa pdr – 3 tblsp
Butter – 150 g
Superfine sugar – 3 tblsp
Chilled water – about 2 tblsp

For the filling
Butter – 175g
Brown sugar – 1 ¾ cups
Eggs – 4
Refined flour – 3 tblsp
Semi sweet chocolate – 150g
Light cream or Milk – 1 ¼ cups
Chocolate extract – 1tsp

Method
Pie Dough
1. Sift the flour and cocoa pdr together into a large bowl.
2. Add the sugar and mix thoroughly.
3. Cut the chilled solid butter into small cubes and add to the bowl. Rub the butter into the flour mix with your fingertips till well combined. You must stop when you get a bread crumb like appearance.
4. Bring the mix together with a sprinkling of a little chilled water.
5. Roll out the dough into a large circle with a little sprinkling of flour. Now, fit it into a 9” loose bottom pie dish. Prick with a fork, fill with dried beans and blind bake it in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15 mins.

Filling
6. Cream the butter and brown sugar till light and fluffy.
7. Sift the cocoa pdr and flour together.
8. Gradually beat in the eggs and cocoa pdr mix.
9. Beat in the melted chocolate (should be at room temp) , cream and chocolate extract.
10. Pour the filling into the pie shell and bake at a reduced temperature of 160°C for about 40 mins or until the filling has set lightly.
11. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.

You may decorate the pie with lightly beaten cream and chocolate curls, chips, sprinkles etc.

© Rinki’s Kitchen 2013