OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE

By Lsweetnell

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of plain flour
• 1/4 cup of cocoa
• dash of salt
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups of milk
• 1/4 cup of butter
• 1 tsp of vanilla
• 1-9 " pastry shell baked

Preparation

Step 1

Bake pie crust until golden
Combine first 4 ingredients in a sauce pan; set aside.
Combine milk and egg yolks.
Stir milk and egg yolks into mixture; add butter.
Cook over medium heat, and stir constantly until mix thickens and boils.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla; spoon into pastry shell.
Using the egg whites from eggs used for pie make a meringue on top
As a general rule, add a total of 1/4 cup of granulated or superfine sugar for each egg white. Beat until peaks form. Toast under broiler if desired.