Recipe for "choc-pie-1"

NAME

     CHOC-PIE-1 - A rich chocolate pie
     I got this recipe from a 1983 calendar. It's tried and  true
     and  delicious.   It's  also  very simple to make. I usually
     double the recipe, since one pie never seems  to  last  long
     enough. Maybe that makes it a double double chocolate pie.

INGREDIENTS (1 pie)

     110 g     butter
     60 g      unsweetened chocolate
     200 g     sugar
     3         eggs, lightly beaten
     60 ml     creme de cacao liqueur
     15 g      all-purpose flour
     7.5 ml    vanilla extract
     0.5 ml    salt
     1         baked pie shell
               Vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped (optional)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat oven to 175 deg. C.  In a medium  saucepan
               over  low  heat melt butter and chocolate.  Remove
               from heat.
          (2)  Blend in sugar, eggs, liqueur, flour, vanilla  and
               salt.  Beat until smooth.
          (3)  Pour into the  pie  shell.   Bake  for  30  to  35
               minutes  or until set.  Cool on a wire rack for at
               least 30 minutes.
          (4)  Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

NOTES

     I've made it using chocolate almond liqueur instead of creme
     de  cacao.  It came out OK, and had a hint of a nutty flavor
     in the background.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate.  Time: 20 minutes preparation, 1  hour
     cooking and cooling.  Precision: measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Jeff Frontz
     University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
     jhfrontz@violet.waterloo.edu  {attunix,clyde}!watmath!jhfrontz