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Texas Doodle Pie

Crust:
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
6 tablespoons or 3/4 stick melted butter

Fudge Layer:
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 egg yolk
10 tablespoons butter, chopped
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups Snickers, chopped (about 12 ounces)

Cream Cheese Layer:
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces cream cheese
1 egg

Ganache:
8 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make crust by melting butter and add to crumbs.
Mold into 10-inch round, parchment-lined cake pan that has been sprayed with
Pam.

For the fudge layer, sift dry ingredients and set aside. Melt chocolate with
butter and set aside. Beat sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture
and then add flour mixture. Pour fudge mixture onto crust and bake until
almost set up (about 15 mins.)

Remove and add chopped Snickers pieces.

To make cream cheese layer, cream cheese and sugar and then add egg and
vanilla. Top pie with cream cheese mixture and bake until cream cheese is
set, about 15 minutes.

Let cool. Make ganache by bringing cream to a boil. Add chocolate and let
slightly thicken. Top cream cheese layer with ganache. Cool. Serve cold

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