Pie Recipe #7 - Colonial Innkeepers Pie Recipe

The Colonial Innkeepers Pie
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1 C Flour
3/4 C Sugar
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/3 C Butter Or Margarine
1/2 C Milk
1/2 Tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 ea Pie Crust (9 Inch)* -- unbaked

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2 1 Oz. Sqs. Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
3/4 C Boiling Water
1 C Sugar
1/3 C Butter Or Margarine
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 C Chopped Nuts

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Shaved Chocolate
Whipped Cream Or Vanilla Ice Cream

*Use glass pie plate.

FOR THE PIE:Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Combine thebutter, milk and vanilla and add dry ingredients to this. Beat 2minutes. Add the eggs and beat 2 minutes more. Pour into unbaked pieshell.

FOR THE SAUCE:Melt chocolate in boiling water. Add sugar and bring to a boil. Removefrom heat and add butter and vanilla. Pour sauce over pie batter;sprinkle nutmeats over the top. Bake at 350° F 55 to 60 minutes oruntil done. Garnish with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream andshavings of chocolate.