Chocolate Meringue Pie
- 1 3/4 c sugar, divided
- 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c. cocoa
- 2 c. milk
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted and cooled
- 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
- 1/2 Tbsp. cream of tartar
- Combine 1 1/4 cups sugar, flour and cocoa in a heavy saucepan. Combine milk, egg yolks and melted butter and beat using a wire whisk, until mixture is well blended.
- Gradually add milk mixture to sugar mixture, stirring until smooth.
- Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly (about 10 minutes).
- Spoon into pastry shell; set aside.
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).
- Spread meringue over chocolate filling, sealing to edge of pastry.
- Bake at 325u0b0 for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Yield:
- 1 (9-inch) pie.
sugar, allpurpose, cocoa, milk, eggs, butter, pastry shell, cream of tartar
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=540142 (may not work)