Chocolate Cream Pie
- 2 c. milk
- 2 sq. unsweetened chocolate
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 slightly beaten egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 baked (9-inch) pastry shell
- In heavy saucepan or top of double boiler, cook milk and chocolate until chocolate melts, whipping with wire whisk until blended.
- Mix sugar, flour and salt.
- Add gradually to chocolate mixture.
- Cook until it thickens and boils, stirring constantly 6 to 7 minutes.
- Beat egg yolks.
- Remove the pan from the heat and gradually add a little of the chocolate mixture to egg yolks, stirring constantly.
- Then add it back to the mixture in the saucepan.
- Continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes or until nicely thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and butter. Pour into baked pie shell.
- Top with meringue.
milk, unsweetened chocolate, sugar, allpurpose, salt, egg yolks, butter, vanilla, pastry shell
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=602711 (may not work)