Chocolate Amaretti Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1 1/2 cups slivered almonds, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup crushed amaretti cookie
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• 3 cut in shortening with pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 4 add water; mix until dough forms a ball.
• 5 roll out dough on lightly floured surface into a 14-inch circle.
• 6 line a 9-inch pie pan with dough; crimp edges and set aside.
• 7 in a large bowl, combine almonds, sugar, crushed cookies, cocoa, milk, butter, eggs, coffee, almond extract, baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• 8 mix well and pour into pie shell.
• 9 bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until set.
• 10 cool.
• 11 serve with whipped cream.