Chocolate Pear Pie

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   Dough Preparation:

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   Pour the flour into a bowl, add a pinch of sugar, stir.

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   Add diced butter and with your fingers, knead while gradually adding water to form a ball of dough.

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   Then divide dough ball in 2 balls, wrap in plastic.

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   Refrigerate for 1 hour.

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   Remove the dough from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature for about 10 minutes. Roll out the first ball of dough, and line a buttered, deep pie pan.

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   Then roll out the second ball of dough and place in the second, buttered pie pan. (There will be offcuts that you will keep to form the pie's grid-pattern ).

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   Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

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   Melt the chocolate, broken in pieces, in a water bath or double boiler.

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    Add cream. Mix to form a smooth mixture.

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    In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar until the mixture turns pale.

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    Add the chocolate mixture and stir.

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    Peel the pears and cut into cubes, place them on the bottom of each mold.

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    Cover with the chocolate mixture.

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    Cut strips out of the remaining dough, and make a grid on top of the pies.

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    Bake pies for 40 to 45 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the is filling hot.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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