2012-04

Mississippi Mud Pie
This indulgent, chocolaty pie
is definitely one for a special
occasion. Originating from America,
it’s named after the muddy banks of
the Mississippi River which it is said
to resemble – hopefully in looks and
texture rather than taste!
This recipe uses a pastry base, but if
you can’t be bothered with that I have
seen one version that has a base of
crushed Bourbon biscuits combined with
melted butter, pressed into the tin and
then chilled before adding the filling.
Ingredients
For the pastry case
200g plain flour
2 tbsps caster sugar
100g chilled butter, cubed
2-3 tbsps cold water
For the filling
150g dark chocolate
50g unsalted butter
2 tbsps golden syrup
3 eggs
250g dark muscovado sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
Method: To make the pastry, sift the
flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. Rub
the cubed butter in with your fingertips
until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
Mix the cold water in gradually until the
mixture comes together and can be
formed into a ball. Wrap it in cling-film
and let it rest in the fridge for 30 mins.
Sprinkle flour over a clean surface and
roll out the dough. Use it to line a 23cm
greased flan tin or pie dish. Bake it blind
at 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5 for about 20
mins.
Meanwhile, break up the chocolate
and put it with the butter and golden
syrup into a heatproof bowl over a pan of
simmering water, until melted. Remove
from the heat and allow to cool a little but
not so much it hardens up.
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs,
then add the sugar and vanilla extract
and mix thoroughly. Fold in the chocolate
mixture. Pour the filling into the pastry
shell and bake in the oven, still at
190°C/375°F/gas 5, for about 35 mins
until the filling is set. Leave to cool.
Delicious served with vanilla ice cream
or whipped cream!
Registers 2012
Baptisms
January
22 Evie Louise DAVY
Maria Louise GARTLAND
February
19 Robyn Lillee SMITH
Funerals
January
26 Eileen MEMMOTT (91)
27 Clifford SMITH (97)
February
16 Jack Redman MORRIS (92)
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Church Office: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
email: office@stchads.org
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