Old Dominion Chocolate Pie - flour

Method

• Mix flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Cut the cold butter in with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Whisk the egg yolk and 2 Tb.
• cold water together and add to the flour mixture.
• Blend until the pastry is smooth and holds together in a ball.
• This pastry will not get tough if you handle it a lot and you can even mix it in a food processor.
• Bake the pastry dough for 12 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Set aside.
• Combine the milk and chocolate in a saucepan and heat, stirring until the chocolate and milk are smoothly blended.
• Combine the sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan.
• Stir in the milk/chocolate and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick.
• Add the egg yolks and continue cooking, stirring for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and blend in the butter and vanilla.
• Let the custard cool for about 15 minutes, then pour it into the pie shell and refrigerate until ready to serve.