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

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