Colonial Innkeeper's Pie recipe

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Ingredients

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
1 ½ (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
½ cup water
⅔ cup white sugar
¼ cup butter
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

509.3 calories
carbohydrate: 61.2 g
cholesterol: 39.7 mg
fat: 28.2 g
fiber: 2.6 g
protein: 6.1 g
saturatedFat: 9.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 380.9 mg
sugar: 36.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a small pan, melt the chocolate with the water. Stir in 2/3 cup sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter or margarine and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Set aside.

  2. Blend together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed to mix. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Mix in the egg. Beat 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the pastry lined pan. Stir chocolate mixture, and pour over batter. Sprinkle with the nuts.

  3. Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes. Serve warm.

Recipe Yield

1 -9 inch pie

Recipe Note

This is a cake in a pie crust with a delicious chocolate layer. Serve warm with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream. Pecans may be substituted for the walnuts.

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