Homemade Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

Homemade Chocolate Pie
• Baked Pie Crust (below)
• 1/4 cup (stick) margarine or butter
• 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup whipping cream Whipped Cream
Pie Crust
• 1/3 cup plus
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 cup all-purpose or unbleached flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water

Instructions

Homemade Chocolate Pie
1. Prepare Baked Pie Crust
2. Melt butter and chocolate in 2-quart sauce-pan over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Mix sugar and cornstarch; stir into chocolate mixture.
3. Beat eggs in a separate bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until thick and bright yellow, stir into chocolate mixture. Cook chocolate mixture over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly, mixture will become thick and glossy. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool for 10 minutes and stir occasionally.
4. Beat whipping cream in chilled bowl with electric mixer on high speed, until stiff. Fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream. Spread in pie shell. Cover and refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours to set. Garnish with whipped cream.
Pie Crust
5. Cut shortening into flour and salt, using pastry blender or fork, until the mixture becomes crumbly. Sprinkle with cold water, one tablespoon at a time, blending with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl ( 1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if needed).
6. Shape pastry dough into a ball. Shape into flattened round with lightly floured rolling pin. Make certain not to overwork the pastry as that can cause the pastry to become tough.
7. Roll pastry into circle that is 2 inches larger than upside-down pie plate, 9 x 1 1/4, or 3 inches larger than 10- or 11-inch tart pan, with floured cloth covered rolling pin. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie pan. Unfold and gently press into pan.

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