Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Recipe -

How to make Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Recipe?

Step 1

Sift together the cocoa powder, flour, icing sugar and salt into a bowl. Add the butter and mix till the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

Step 2

Take the egg yolk in a bowl. Add water and mix well. Add this to the flour mixture, mix and knead into stiff dough.

Step 3

Place the dough on the worktop and knead till smooth. Flatten into a disc, wrap in a cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 4

Roll out the dough and line a 23 cm pie tin with it. Discard the extra dough and prick the base with a fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 180º C. Line the pie crust with a parchment paper and fill it with baking beans. Put the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.

Step 6

Remove the paper and beans and bake for another 5 minutes. Remove from oven.

Step 7

Pour the melted chocolate in it and refrigerate till set.

 

Step 8

To make the pumpkin filling, combine the pureed pumpkin, flour, orange zest, clove powder, sugar, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, cream, eggs and beaten egg yolks in a bowl and mix well.

Step 9

Pour the filling in the pie crust, cover with an aluminum foil, put it in the preheated oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

Step 10

Cut into wedges and serve.

Author - sneha dsouza