Chocolate Pie

Thom Hackett
Original Recipe is from my Grandmother Gladys Hackett
Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 pie shell, baked

FILLING:

Dry Ingredients:
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup sugar

Moist Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, save the whites
1 teaspoon vanilla

MERINGUE:
3 egg whites (bring to room temperature)
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
6 tablespoons sugar

Cooking Method

Bake Pie Shell.

CHOCOLATE PIE: 

1. Blend all dry ingredients together.

2. First add the egg yolks, milk, butter and vanilla and cook over medium heat in a heavy saucepan until the mixture is thick.

3. Pour into a baked pie shell.

MERINGUE:

1. Combine ingredients and beat until mixture peaks.

2. Placed on pie.

3. Bake for 15 minutes at 350° F.