Ingredients
Pastry for 9” one-crust pie (below)
2 eggs
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 6-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 cup chopped walnuts
Whipped cream or ice cream (optional)
Pastry for 9” one-crust pie:
⅓ cup shortening or ⅓ cup lard
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp salt
2 to 3 Tbs cold water
Directions
Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare pastry. In large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add flour, sugar, and brown sugar; beat until well blended. Blend in butter. Stir in semi-sweet chocolate morsels and walnuts. Pour into pastry-lined pie plat. Bake until set, about 1 hour. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. 8 to 12 servings.
Crust:
Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle in water, 1 Tbs at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl. (1 to 2 tsp of water can be added if necessary).
Gather pastry into ball; shape into flattened round on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Roll pasty 2” larger than inverted pie plate, 9” x 1 ¼ “ Fold pastry into quarters; place in plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim edge of pastry 1” from rim of plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute.