Choco-Orange Pies

 

Everybody knows that dark chocolate is good for you.

For me it's still something to get used to because usually I prefer the milk and white chocolate.. But I start to like it more specially when it's flavoured :)

These little pies have a simple crust with sesame seeds which make them more crispy.

The filling is just plain melted chocolate with some cream. 

I used new edition of Fazer's dark orange chocolate but in case you can't find this brand, you can use for example a similar versions of Lindt or Novi. 

CHOCO-ORANGE PIES

Base:

100 g butter

125 g (1,5 dl) sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla sugar

1 egg

1/2 zest of a lemon

70 g  (1 dl) sesame seeds

175 g (2,5 dl) white flour

Filling:

250 g Dark chocolate with orange

100 ml cream

Preheat the oven to 175 C. Prepare six small pie tins (or one big pie tin if you prefer) spreading some butter and sprinkling fine breadcrumbs on them. 

In a bowl mix well the butter with sugars, add an egg and then the other ingredients. Place the dough in a fridge for 15 minutes. With a help of a rolling pin make it flat, cut right sized pieces of the dough to cover all the tins. Bake the pie bases in the oven for 10-12 minutes until they turn golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool. 

Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a medium heat, mix together with cream and then fill all the pie bases with it. If you wish you can decorate the pies with some sprinkles :)

Place in a cool place for a while and serve.

 

 

 

Also my new favourite aperitif drink is made with citrus fruits :)))