Mocha Toffee Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup crisco shortening (i've used butter and it's just fine)
• 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square, grated
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
• chocolate curls

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 topping, step 1.
• 3 combine cream, sugar and instant coffee in small mixer bowl and chill for one hour, while you prepare the rest of the pie.
• 4 prepare crust.
• 5 combine flour and salt in a large bowl.
• 6 cut in shortening with pastry blender until it forms rice-size particles.
• 7 stir in walnuts, brown sugar and chocolate.
• 8 add water and vanilla.
• 9 toss with fork then press into a 9-inch pie pan to form crust.
• 10 bake at 375 for 15 minutes, then cool.
• 11 prepare filling.
• 12 beat butter in mixer bowl until creamy.
• 13 gradually add sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
• 14 blend in chocolate and instant coffee.
• 15 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating for 2- 3 minutes after each addition.
• 16 turn into cooled pie shell and chill.
• 17 topping, step 2.
• 18 beat chilled topping ingredients until stiff and spread on top of chilled pie.
• 19 decorate with chocolate curls.