Chocolate-Bottom Almond Chess Pie Recipe

Chocolate-Bottom Almond Chess Pie Recipe

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A creamy almond chess pie with a hidden layer of chocolate beneath the nutty filling: this recipe has everything you need to make your most stunning, flavorful chess pie yet.

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Cooking tools:

  • Pastry cutter
  • Offset spatula
  • Pie dish
  • Pie weights
  • Pie shield
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Rolling pin
  • Hand mixer
  • Baking sheet
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Parchment paper
  • Aluminum foil
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups (150g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cup (24g) King Arthur Almond Flour, toasted*
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/4 cup (46g) vegetable shortening
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, cold
  • 3 to 5 tablespoons (43g to 71g) ice water
  • 2/3 cup (113g) bittersweet chocolate
  • 1/4 cup (57g) heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups (298g) granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons (26g) yellow cornmeal
  • 2 tablespoons (12g) King Arthur Almond Flour, toasted*
  • 3/4 cup (170g) heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, to taste
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, melted and cooled
  • 1/3 cup (29g) slivered almonds
  • 1 tablespoon coarse sparkling sugar

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