Chocolate Apple Pie with Hazelnuts

Ingredients

Dark chocolate 150 g

Butter 175 g

Brown sugar 80 g

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Flour 180 g

Corn starch 2 tbsp

Baking powder 1 tsp

Clives 1/2 tsp

Eggs 3

Apples 3

Treacle 3 tbsp

Hazelnuts 50 g

Maple syrup

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a shallow 23-24 cm diameter pan with parchment paper. Grease the paper. Melt the chocolate in a small bowl over a double boiler.

 Beat the softened butter, sugar, vanilla essence, flour, starch, baking powder, cloves, and eggs together. Quarter the apples and remove the cores. Peel half and cut into small cubes, and thinly slice the other half. Add the diced apples and molasses to the batter and stir.

If you can't find molasses, substitute 5 tablespoons of fine dark brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of liquid honey. Heat this mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Top with apple slices and hazelnuts, then bake for 40-45 minutes.

Check the cake for doneness with a toothpick – it should come out clean and covered in wet chocolate chips. Don't overcook the pie, or it will become dry. Its texture should be moist, like a brownie.

Let the finished pie cool slightly, remove it from the pan, and serve, drizzling each slice with maple syrup (optional).

Enjoy!