Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Prick the bottom of the crust with the tines of a fork, cover with aluminum foil, including the edges, and weight the foil with baking pellets or dried beans. Bake the crust for . Remove the foil and weights, return the crust to the oven and bake for another . Remove the crust from the oven and set it aside. Lower the heat to 350 degrees. Melt the butter with 2 ounces (1/3 cup of chips) of the chocolate, stir to blend them thoroughly and set aside. In a bowl, beat the eggs, vanilla extract, salt, brown sugar and flour together until thoroughly blended. Stir in the melted butter-chocolate mixture. Fold in the remaining chopped chocolate (or chips) and nuts. Spoon the mixture into the partially baked crust. Bake for another or until golden brown. Let cool on a cake rack. Makes one pie serving 8 people