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Easy french silk pie

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Category: Holiday, Kids, Pies, French

 Ingredients List

  • 2 ounces german baking chocolate
  • 2 ounces baking chocolate
  • handful (or about ¼ cup) peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1-1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • milk chocolate for shavings (optional)

 Directions

1. In small microwave safe bowl melt the baking chocolate and peanut butter chips until stirrable (about 45 seconds on high). Set aside to cool.

2. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter and 1 ½ cups of white sugar until fluffy (about 1 to 2 minutes).

3. When melted chocolate is cooled (it should be stirrable but not hot, drizzle it over the butter/sugar mixture.

4. Add vanilla.

5. Beat the mixture thoroughly until combined using the whisk attachment

6. Turn your mixer to a medium speed and over a period of 15 to 20 minutes add in the four eggs, one at a time, leaving about 5 minutes between each egg addition.

7. continue mixing for 3-4 minutes until completely smooth. (ALWAYS on medium. do not increase the speed. mixing too quickly or adding the eggs too quickly will ruin the consistency and make the pie runny)
Once the pie filling is well mixed, pour it into the baked pie shell
Smooth out the pie filling and place pie in the refrigerator to chill overnight (or for at least 3 hours)

8. top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings if desired

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