Raspberry French Silk Pie

Name: Raspberry French Silk Pie
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 177 milliliters butter, softened; 2 Tbsps beaten egg; 3 eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 leave fresh mint; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 8 servings fresh raspberries; 79 milliliters seedless raspberry jam; 1 teaspoons salt; 85 grams semisweet chocolate; 79 milliliters shortening; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp water; 8 servings whipped topping; 237 milliliters white sugar

Raspberry French Silk Pie might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One serving contains 554 calories, 6g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up lemon juice, semisweet chocolate, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 10 hours.

Instructions

To make the crust, combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl.

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Crust

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Cut in the shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Shortening

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Blender

Knife

Combine the egg, water, and lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Water

Egg

Sprinkle wet ingredients over the flour mixture and toss lightly with a fork until the flour mixture is moistened. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to three days.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Roll the dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate.

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Dough

Roll

Place the dough in the pie plate, trimming the edge to form a 1 inch overhang. Fold the extra dough under itself and decoratively crimp the edge of the crust. Chill the pastry-filled pie pan at least 20 minutes before baking to prevent shrinkage.

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Crust

Dough

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Pie Form

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line pastry with a double layer of aluminum foil and a layer of pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake in the preheated oven until edge of crust is golden, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and weights and bake until the crust has set, about 5 minutes more. Cool completely before adding filling.

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Crust

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

To make the filling, melt the chocolate in a double boiler.

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Chocolate

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Double Boiler

Let it cool until room temperature but still fluid. Meanwhile, beat the butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the sugar, beating until the mixture is light and fluffy. It should be noticeably lighter in color. Blend in the cooled melted chocolate and the vanilla extract.

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Vanilla Extract

Chocolate

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add the eggs one at a time, beating at high speed for 2 minutes and scraping down the sides of the bowl well after each addition.

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Egg

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Bowl

Spread a thin layer (about 1/4 inch) of raspberry jam on the bottom of the cooled pie crust. Spoon the chocolate filling on top of the jam and smooth the surface. Refrigerate overnight.

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Raspberry Jam