Chocolate Coffee Pie

Note from dad: if you're ambitious and need a fancy dessert!

Crust

• 1 c flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 c + 1 tbls butter
• 2 tbls cold water
• 3 tbls brown sugar
• 1/4 c chopped walnuts
• 1 square unsweet chocolate grated
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preheat to 375°, grease pie plate.

Mix flour and salt. Cut in butter till like cornmeal, add cold water 1 tsp at a time tossing with fork.

Add brown sugar and walnuts and chocolate.

Sprinkle in vanilla + toss. Pat into pie plate.

Bake 10-12 mins or till done. Cool completely.

Mocha Filling

• 1/2 c milk
• 2-1/2 tbls flour
• 1 stck butter softened
• 1/2 c + 2 tbls sugar
• 1 oz unsweet chocolate melted
• 2 tsp instant coffee powder
• 2 eggs

Shake together milk and flour and pour in sauce pan. Cook + stir over med heat until thick then cool.

Beat butter in a bowl with mixer until fluffy. SLowly beat in sugar. Beat in melted choc and coffee. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each.

Beat in cooled milk mixture. Spread in pie shell and chill.

Topping

• 1/2 pt whipping cream
• 1 tsp instant coffee powder
• 1/4 c powder sugar
• chocolate curls

1 hr before serving: combine whipping cream, coffee and sugar and chill.

When serving: beat cream mixture until stiff. Top pie and shave a chocolate bar on top + serve.