Mud pie
Ingredients for short crust pastry
Flour 2 cups
Chilled butter 5 ounces
Salt pinch
Egg yolk 1
Caster sugar 1 ounce
Chilled water to knead
Method for [pastry
Rub butter into flour with finger tips, add in yolks, mix slightly, add chilled water and mix until the dough comes together, press the dough into a ball, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Ingredients for filling
Chocolate 100 gm
Butter 3 ½ ounce
Golden syrup 3 tbsp
Eggs 3 beaten
Granulated sugar 5 ounce
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Whipped cream for decoration
Chocolate curls or grated chocolate for decoration
Method
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface, line a 9 inch pie pan with pastry, prick with fork, bake in a preheated oven 190 degrees for 20 minutes.
Method for filling
Melt chocolate with butter and golden syrup on top of a double boiler, remove and vanilla, sugar and eggs, pour the chocolate mixture into the big crust, bake for 45 minutes, until the filling is set, remove and cool completely, decorate with whipped cream and grated chocolate.