Peanut Butter Pie
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1 1/3 cups creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or fresh ground)
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 cup half and half (half cream half milk for you non-Americans)
1 9-inch frozen unbaked pie shell, baked and cooled
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg, room temperature
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
Mix peanut butter with 2/3 cup powdered sugar and half and half in
small bowl until smooth. Spoon into cooled pie crust; smooth top.
Beat butter with 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add egg
and beat until very light. Beat in chocolate. Spread over peanut
butter. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Beat cream with remaining 2 tablespoons powdered sugar in bowl
until peaks form. Spread over pie. Sprinkle with nut.
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