Chocolate Blueberry Pie
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Serves: 1 pie
 
Ingredients
  • **For the pastry**
  • 190g plain white flour
  • 6tbsps cocoa powder
  • 1tsp salt
  • 170g unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 30g confectioners sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1.5tsps heavy cream
  • **For the filling**
  • 500g fresh blueberries
  • 60g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 200g granulated white sugar
  • 4tbsps cornflour
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C(160°C fan assisted) and place a baking sheet in the oven to heat with it.
  2. Start with the shell by combining the flour, cocoa powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter with the confectioner's sugar.
  4. Add the dry ingredients then the egg yolk and cream. Combine into a dough.
  5. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  6. Roll out to the thickness of a £1 coin and transfer to a pie dish. Crimp the edges but leave some overhang.
  7. For the filling, lightly crush a few of the blueberries then toss in a large bowl with the sugar, cornflour and chocolate until it's well combined.
  8. Pour into the prepared pie case.
  9. Place on the pre-heated baking sheet in the pre-heated oven and bake for 45 minutes.
  10. Remove and allow to cool completely before serving, this will allow it to set.
  11. Serve dusted in icing sugar, with extra chocolate shaved on top and cream or ice cream.
Recipe by The Bearded Bakery at http://www.thebeardedbakery.com/baking/pastry/pies/chocolate-blueberry-pie/