Brownie Pie | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the crust:***
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring a work surface
• 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half or heavy whipping cream, cold, plus more as needed
• 2 tablespoons Irish whiskey
• ***For the brownie filling:***
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup dutch process cocoa
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal, yellow or white
• 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
• whipped cream, optional, for serving