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Black-bottom strawberry pie

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Ingredients:
CRUST
21 Shortbread cookies (5 oz)
2 tbspPacked brown sugar
3 tbspButter or margarine, melted
CHOCOLATE LAYER
1/2 cupHeavy (whipping) cream
1 cupSemisweet chocolate chips
STRAWBERRY GLAZE & FILLING
1 cupGranulated sugar
3 tbspCornstarch
1/2 cupWater
1/4 cupStawberry jam
2 tbspLemon juice
2 pintStrawberries, hulled (24 oz)
Procedures:
1Crust: lightly grease 9-inch pie plate.
2Process cookies and brown sugar in a food processor until finely crushed and blended.
3Add butter and pulse just until crumbs are moistened.
4Press evenly and firmly over bottom and sides of pie plate.
5Place in freezer to firm up crust.
6Chocolate layer: heat heavy cream in a small saucepan (or microwave) just until steaming hot.
7Remove from heat and add chocolate chips.
8Let stand 1 to 2 minutes, then stir until chocolate melts and mixture is thick and well blended.
9Spread evenly over bottom of pie crust.
10Refrigerate (or freeze) to firm up chocolate.
11Glaze and filling: mix sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan.
12Stir in water, jam and lemon juice.
13Add 1 cup berries (save prettiest ones for top of pie) and mash in the saucepan with a potato masher.
14Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, whisking constantly.
15Boil 6 to 7 minutes, whisking occasionly, until mixture is thick and syrupy.
16Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
17Meanwhile drain remaining berries, hulled side down, on paper towels.
18Pat dry.
19Pour about 1/3 of the glaze over the chocolate layer.
20Spread with a pastry brush to cover.
21Top with strawberries, points up.
22Pour remaining glaze over berries, using a brush to coat each berry.
23Refrigerate at least 1 hour to set glaze.
24Reprinted from woman"s day magazine : june 4, 1996 issue.
25Per serving: 449 cal, 3 g pro, 69 g carb, 20 g fa