Brownie-Walnut Pie

Ingredients

• 5.5 ounce purchased biscotti ( 8)
• 0.5 stick butter unsalted diced chilled
• 6 tablespoons butter unsalted diced
• 0.3 cup brown sugar dark packed
• 9 ounces brown sugar dark packed
• 3  eggs at room temperature
• 0.8 cup flour 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt fine
• 10 servings whipped cream sweetened
• 3 ounces chocolate unsweetened chopped
• 1 halves walnut 
• 0.5 cup walnut pieces toasted

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• spatula
• skewers
• pie form

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Whisk the butter and the chocolate over low heat in a heavy medium saucepan until the chocolate is almost melted.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk until the chocolate is fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
5. Whisk in the sugar, then the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the flour and salt with a flexible rubber spatula. Stir in the nut pieces. Scrape the batter into the prepared Biscotti Crumb Crust. Press a ring of walnut halves, if using, into the batter around the top edge.
6. Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake until the outer 2 to 3 inches are slightly puffed and dry looking and the center is set, 35 minutes. A wooden skewer inserted into the center should come out with some moist batter still attached. Cool the pie completely on a rack.
7. Cut the pie into wedges and serve with ice cream or whipped cream, if using.
8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Blend the biscotti, butter and sugar in a food processor until the crumbs are moist and stick together when pressed. Firmly press the crumb mixture over the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch glass pie dish, building up a high rim.
9. Bake the crust until golden and feels firm to the touch, 15 minutes. Cool the crust completely.