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Great Grandma's Chocolate Pie - 2005
Recipe courtesy of Grandma Emma Wozny
INGREDIENTS
PIE FILLING
CRUST
PREPARATION
Scald milk; add cornstarch, sugar and salt. Return to heat, and cook until smooth and thick, about 10 minutes. Add chocolate, and cook until melted. Stir about 1/3 cup hot mix in egg. Return to pan. Cook and stir two minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour into shell and cool.
For crust, mix all ingredients, form into a ball. Sprinkle with flour, place in between wax paper and roll thin, and press into a pie tin. Pierce crust with fork several times, and crimp edge. Bake until light brown and cool.
Top with meringue or whipped cream.
For meringue, whip 3 egg whites (at room temperature) with 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar until it forms soft peaks. Add 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup sugar. And whip until it forms soft peaks again. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes, until peaks start to brown.
PIE FILLING
- 2 ½ cups milk -- scalded
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons corn starch
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 baking chocolate squares -- or 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1 whole egg, plus
- 3 yolks -- beaten
- 2 teaspoons firm butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
CRUST
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup shortening
- ¼ cup cold water
PREPARATION
Scald milk; add cornstarch, sugar and salt. Return to heat, and cook until smooth and thick, about 10 minutes. Add chocolate, and cook until melted. Stir about 1/3 cup hot mix in egg. Return to pan. Cook and stir two minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour into shell and cool.
For crust, mix all ingredients, form into a ball. Sprinkle with flour, place in between wax paper and roll thin, and press into a pie tin. Pierce crust with fork several times, and crimp edge. Bake until light brown and cool.
Top with meringue or whipped cream.
For meringue, whip 3 egg whites (at room temperature) with 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar until it forms soft peaks. Add 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup sugar. And whip until it forms soft peaks again. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes, until peaks start to brown.
