Chocolate Silk Pie

                                                     Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: Servings: 8
Ingredients

 4 ounces, weight Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
 1 cup Salted Butter, Softened
 1-1/2 cup Sugar
 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
 4 whole Eggs
 1 package Baked Pie Shell

Instructions

In small microwave safe bowl melt 4 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate until stirrable (about 45 seconds on high). Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat 1 cup (2 sticks) of regular (salted) butter and 1 ½ cups of white sugar until fluffy (about 1 to 2 minutes). When melted chocolate is cooled, drizzle it over the butter/sugar mixture. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat the mixture thoroughly until combined (on a Kitchen Aid mixer, you will be using the whisk attachment).
Turn your mixer to a medium speed and over a period of 15 to 20 minutes add in the four eggs, one at a time, leaving about 5 minutes between each egg addition. Once the pie filling is well mixed, pour it into the baked pie shell, scraping every last speck of it out of the bowl. Smooth out the pie filling and place pie in the refrigerator to chill for at least two hours (preferably longer).
Plop a heap of whipped cream and garnish with a few chocolate curls if you’re feeling sassy.
You can substitute 3 tablespoons of cocoa mixed with 1 tablespoon of melted butter for each square of unsweetened chocolate.
Finely crush around 30 vanilla wafers. Use Nilla Vanilla wafers, don’t go for the generic brand. Finely chop 1/2 cup walnuts Melt 1/4 cup butter (or a little more; this is a very forgiving recipe) Mix together, press into a pie plate and bake 10 minutes at 325 degrees Cool

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