Margaret's chocolate pie
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baked pie shell | |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Flour |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1½ | Squares Baker's chocolate; cut fine | |
| 3 | Egg yolks | |
| 2 | cups | Milk |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 3 | EGG WHITES PLUS: sugar or- | |
| Whipped cream | ||
| Chocolate shavings | ||
Directions
TOPPING
Blend sugar, flour and salt. Add chocolate, yolks and milk; cook in double boiler until filling thickens and chocolate has melted. It will take about 20 minutes. Stir frequently. Add butter and vanilla; stir. Pour into pie shell.
To make topping: Stiffly beat egg whites and beat in sugar gradually.
Spread on top of pie and brown in oven.
OR whip cream and spread over top of pie; garnish with chocolate shavings.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .