Cuisinart DFP-3 manual Chocolate Frosting, Apple Streusel Pie, For the pastry

Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly coat six 1/2-cup muffin/cupcake tins with cooking spray.

Insert metal blade. Place flour, salt and baking powder in work bowl; process 5 seconds. Remove and reserve.

Pulse/chop chocolate and 1/4 cup sugar 8 times, then process until chopped finely, about 45 sec- onds. Bring water and butter to boil in small saucepan or in the microwave. With machine running, pour liquid through feed tube and process 15 seconds, until smooth. Stir together buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract. With machine running, add to chocolate mixture, 5 seconds. Scrape work bowl. Add reserved dry ingredients; process until just blended, about 10 seconds. Do not over process.

Divide batter among tins and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 min- utes. Cool in tins for 10 minutes. Gently loosen cupcakes and remove from tin. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely before frosting. Frost with chocolate frosting if desired.

Nutritional information per cupcake (unfrosted):

Calories 177 (37% from fat) • carb. 26g • pro. 3g • fat 8g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 46mg

• sod. 123mg • calc. 19mg • fiber 1g

Chocolate Frosting

Makes about 3/4 cup

1-1/2	cups powdered sugar	2-3	tablespoons milk
1/4	cup unsweetened cocoa powder	1/2	teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3	tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in		pinch salt
	1/2-inch pieces, at room temperature

Insert metal blade. Place powdered sugar and cocoa in work bowl. Pulse to sift, 10 times. Add butter. Process 10 seconds. Combine 2-1/2 tablespoons of the milk with vanilla. With machine running, add milk mixture in a steady stream. Process until smooth and creamy, adding additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time until frosting is of spreading consistency.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 160 (34% from fat) • carb. 27g • pro. 1g • fat 7g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 17mg

• sod. 6mg • calc. 15mg • fiber 1g

Apple Streusel Pie

For the pastry:

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1tablespoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick / 4 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut in 1/2-inch pieces

2tablespoons cold vegetable shorten- ing, cut in 1/2-inch pieces

3-4 tablespoons ice cold water

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