Name: Chocolate, Cashew, and Maple Pie
Yield: Makes 1 (9-inch) pie to serve 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 3 to 5 tablespoons ice water; 1 1/4 cups pure maple syrup; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 large eggs; 2 tablespoons brandy; 3 ounces bittersweet (at least 60% cacao) chocolate, finely chopped; 1 1/4 cups unsalted roasted cashews; 2 (8-ounce) containers crème fraîche; pie weights or dried beans; 9-inch glass or metal pie pan; pie weights or dried beans

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Chocolate, Cashew, and Maple PieStephen Sullivan; food and prop styling: Roscoe Betsill

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