Recipe By : Caroline McCall
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pies Chocolate
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 oz Unsweetened chocolate *
2 c Milk -- scalded
1/3 c Flour -- sifted
1 c Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
3 Egg yolks -- slightly beaten
2 tb Butter
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 Pie crust (9") -- baked
3 Egg whites -- stiffly beaten
6 tb Sugar
1/4 ts Cream of tartar
* Note: If using Hershey's chocolate, increase sugar to at least
1-1/4 cups.
Melt chocolate in scalded milk. Mix flour, sugar, and salt; gradually
add milk and chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and boils. Cook 2 minutes; remove from heat.
Add small amount of chocolate/milk mixture to egg yolks; stir into
remaining hot mixture; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add butter
and vanilla; cool slightly. Pour into baked pastry shell. Cool. Cover
with meringue. Bake in moderate oven, 350°F, for 12 to 15 minutes.
