Kalidasa's Kicked Up Chocolate Cream Pie

By bbarton81

Ingredients

• Pate Brisee (Pie Dough):
• 2 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 1 teaspoon coffee grounds, finely ground
• 1 1 star anise
• 2 1 cups heavy cream, plus 1 cup
• 1 1 cup sugar, plus 1 teaspoon for cream
• 1/4 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/8 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 4 egg yolks
• 1/4 1/4 cups Scharffen Berger cocoa powder, plus some for sprinkling
• 2 2 ounces Scharffen Berger bittersweet chocolate (70 percent), chopped
• 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1-ounce 1-ounce Grand Marnier
• 1-ounce 1-ounce Scharffen Berger semisweet chocolate (62 percent) finely chopped
• 1 1 (9-inch) blind baked pie shell (made with all butter is best), recipe follows
• 2 1/2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 to 1/2 1/2 cup ice water
• 8 to 10 of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
• 2 to 1 to 1 balls. Flatten each ball into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator, and chill at least 1 hour. Dough may be stored, frozen, up to 1 month.
• 2 2 pie crusts

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 32mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

* 2 cups half-and-half
* 1 teaspoon coffee grounds, finely ground
* 1 star anise
* 2 cups heavy cream, plus 1 cup
* 1 cup sugar, plus 1 teaspoon for cream
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons cornstarch
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 4 egg yolks
* 1/4 cups Scharffen Berger cocoa powder, plus some for sprinkling
* 2 ounces Scharffen Berger bittersweet chocolate (70 percent), chopped
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
* 1-ounce Grand Marnier
* 1-ounce Scharffen Berger semisweet chocolate (62 percent) finely chopped
* 1 (9-inch) blind baked pie shell (made with all butter is best), recipe follows