Chocolate Amaretti Pie
- 1 cup flour
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 13 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 12 cups slivered almonds, finely chopped
- 1 14 cups sugar
- 34 cup crushed amaretti cookie
- 13 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 13 cup milk
- 13 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 12 teaspoon almond extract
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- whipped cream
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- Cut in shortening with pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add water; mix until dough forms a ball.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface into a 14-inch circle.
- Line a 9-inch pie pan with dough; crimp edges and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine almonds, sugar, crushed cookies, cocoa, milk, butter, eggs, coffee, almond extract, baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- Mix well and pour into pie shell.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until set.
- Cool.
- Serve with whipped cream.
flour, salt, shortening, shortening, cold water, slivered almonds, sugar, amaretti cookie, unsweetened cocoa, milk, unsalted butter, eggs, instant coffee, almond, baking powder, whipped cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-amaretti-pie-19496 (may not work)