Monday, February 07, 2011

#1940 - Layered Chocolate Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

Batter 1:
1/2 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup Crisco shortening; 1 egg; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 cup flour; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 - 9" pie dough

Batter 2:
1/2 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa; 1/3 cup hot water; 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Batter 1: in a mixer add 1/2 cup white sugar, Crisco and egg--beat. Add milk, baking powder and 1 tsp. vanilla--beat. Slowly add flour--beat until smooth--set aside. Batter 2: in a bowl add 1/2 cup white sugar, cocoa, hot water and 1/2 tsp. vanilla--stir until mixed. Spray a pie plate with Pam--insert pie dough, flute the edges and spray the inside of the pie dough with Pam. Pour Batter #2 (the chocolate batter) into the prepared pie dough. Slowly pour Batter #1 (the plain batter) over the top of the chocolate batter. Place the pie plate on a cookie sheet--bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

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