Hazelnut chocolate pastry shell
1 Crust
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | All -purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cocoa |
| ¼ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Oregon hazelnuts, roasted & ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | cup | Cold water |
Directions
Sift flour with salt, sugar and cocoa. Cut in shortening until coarse meal texture. Blend in hazelnuts and vanilla. Sprinkle water over and mix lightly. Shape into a ball. Pat mixture over bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate. Prick crust. Bake at 400 for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool thoroughly before filling.
* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board