The Colonial Innkeepers Pie

Recipe Ingredients

		Pie
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Butter or margarine
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla
2		Eggs
1		Pie crust - (9 inch)*, unbaked
		Sauce
2		Unsweetened baking chocolate
3/4 cup	177ml	Boiling water
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Butter or margarine
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped nuts
		Garnish
		Shaved chocolate
		Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Recipe Instructions

*Use glass pie plate.

FOR THE PIE:

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Combine the butter, milk and vanilla and add dry ingredients to this. Beat 2 minutes. Add the eggs and beat 2 minutes more. Pour into unbaked pie shell.

FOR THE SAUCE:

Melt chocolate in boiling water. Add sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Pour sauce over pie batter; sprinkle nutmeats over the top. Bake at 350 F 55 to 60 minutes or until done. Garnish with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and shavings of chocolate.

Source:
"Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974

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