Categories: Chocolate, Pies, Desserts 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      1    Baked 10 " pie shell 
      1 lb Butter, (no substitutes) 
           -softened to room 
           -temperature 
      2 c  Granulated sugar 
      4    Eggs 
      4    Squares bitter chocolate, 
           -melted and cooled to room 
           -temperature 
      1 ts Vanilla 
  
  Cream butter (20 mins).  Add sugar, cream 20 mins more. Add eggs, one at a 
  time, beating 5 minutes after each addition.  Add melted chocolate, beat 5 
  minutes. Add vanilla, beat 5 mins.  pour into baked pie shell. chill 
  overnite for filling to firm and flavours to mellow. top, if desired, with 
  unsweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. (rather like gilding the 
  lily!) 
   
  1/2 recipe --> 1 8" pie shell