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My review
Colonial Innkeeper's Pie
Jean Rix
"This is a cake in a pie crust with a delicious chocolate layer. Serve warm with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream. Pecans may be substituted for the walnuts."
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Ingredients
servings 509Original recipe yields 8 servings (1 -9 inch pie)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a small pan, melt the chocolate with the water. Stir in 2/3 cup sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter or margarine and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Set aside.
- Blend together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed to mix. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Mix in the egg. Beat 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the pastry lined pan. Stir chocolate mixture, and pour over batter. Sprinkle with the nuts.
- Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes. Serve warm.
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Read all reviews 77 Ratings
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Most helpful positive review
2/14/2001
This was my mom's "special" pie growing up. We all loved it and it was fancy enough to bring to dinner parties.
Most helpful critical review
4/6/2007
I did not care for this recipe AT ALL. More like cake. The batter spilled over on both pies and made a mess.
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2/14/2001
This was my mom's "special" pie growing up. We all loved it and it was fancy enough to bring to dinner parties.
12/6/2005
This looks exactly like the pie recipe my Mom has from my Grandmother. It's tradition in our family to make a pumpkin pie and Colonial Innkeeper's for our Thanksgiving dinner. It has a wonderf...
8/29/2006
Absolutely wonderful. I actually used 2 ounces of chocolate instead of 1 1/2 (there was a small incident...) and it still turned out beautifully. I think part of what made it great was the mys...
1/31/2012
Made this as a request from a co-worker, his mom used to make it for special occasions and had passed away a few years ago. Great pie!! lesson learned though...USE A DEEP DISH PIE SHELL!
10/5/2015
I have made this pie for years, as it was my husband's favorite growing up. All the recipes I find are exactly like this and all call for 9 inch pie crust. The only way I have made this successf...
4/6/2007
I did not care for this recipe AT ALL. More like cake. The batter spilled over on both pies and made a mess.
6/20/2019
Very tasty. Will definitely make it again. I used the recipe for Aunt Ruth's pie crust (best recipe I have ever found for pie crust) and it was perfect for this pie. I had to cook it a little...