Title: Chocolate Meringue Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 8 servings
1 c Sugar
3 tb Cornstarch
1 ds Salt
2 c Milk
3 Eggs; separated
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1 tb Butter or margarine
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 Baked 9-inch pastry shell
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
1/4 c Plus
2 tb Sugar
Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:30
Combine 1 cup sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heavy
saucepan; mix well. Combine milk and egg yolks; beat with a
wire whisk 1 to 2 minutes or until frothy. Gradually stir
into sugar mixture, mixing well. Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Remove
from heat; add chocolate, butter, and vanilla, stirring
until chocolate and butter melt. Spoon mixture into pastry
shell; set aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at
high speed of an electric mixer 1 minute. Gradually add
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time,
beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4
minutes). Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge
of pastry. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or
until golden brown. Yield: one 9-inch pie.
