chocolat pie dough

in a food processor, or by hand with a pie crust hand blade as well, add 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 3 1/2 cups of granulated sugar 1 tsp of kosher salt and 1 1/4 cups plus 1 tbspn of flour, i use unbleached, and blend, add 6 tbspns of unsalted butter and 2 tbspns of shortening pulse mixture until it is a coarse meal (pea size flour dough) 

let it rest in a bowl mix 1 large egg yolk and 1/2 tsp of apple vinegar  with a 1/4 cup of ice water and add to the processor until combined.

before wrapping up the dough, mix the dough by hand for at times you will see shortening or butter so make it into a ball cut it 4 ways and place each layer one on top of the other and hand blend it well, wrap it up and chill it in the fridge, use this dough for  my chocolate chip cookie pie or for any pie you would like, such as pumpkin or pecan etcccc..

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chocolate

 chip cooke pie

have a home made pie crust, found at cocinarista cook on you tube or on blogger, pre heat oven to 325℉  

in a 9 inch pie plate place your pie crust in it and crimp,

beat 2 large eggs with 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 cup of brown sugar, packed, with a 1/2 cup of unbleached flour, a pinch of kosher salt and 3/4 cups of softened unsalted butter, beat in a mixer, add 1 cup or so of chocolate chips with 1 cup of walnuts.

place mixed ingredients in the prepared pie crust pan and place in oven, make sure to protect the crimped edges of the pie crust for 1/2 of the baking time, remove tin foil from edges after this to get the edges browned,

you will bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a thin knife comes out clean from center,

serve warm with whip cream, ice cream or my favorite by itself.

ENJOY