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French Silk Pie

A pie shop classic that’s easily made at home. Give it a try with this easy-to-follow recipe!
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 3 hours 20 min
Makes: 10 servings
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Pastry
1cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2teaspoon salt
1/3cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening
2to 3 tablespoons cold water
Filling
1cup granulated sugar
3/4cup butter, softened (do not use margarine or vegetable oil spreads)
1 1/2teaspoons vanilla
3oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
3/4cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product
Topping
3/4cup whipping cream
2tablespoons granulated or powdered sugar
1teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate curls, if desired
1.In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
2.Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
3.Heat oven to 475°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired. Prick bottom and side of pastry thoroughly with fork. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown; cool on cooling rack.
4.In medium bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and the chocolate. Gradually beat in egg product on high speed until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Pour into pie crust. Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
5.In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Top pie with whipped cream; garnish with chocolate curls.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Time Saver
Use Betty Crocker® pie crust mix for the scratch pie crust in this recipe and save time.
Variation
Make it Mocha French Silk Pie by adding 2 teaspoons instant coffee (dry) when melting the baking chocolate.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 420 (Calories from Fat 260); Total Fat 29g (Saturated Fat 13g, Trans Fat 2g); Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 250mg; Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 22g); Protein 4Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 8Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 6 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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