Chocolate Cream Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Make crust: Preheat oven to 350F In a bowl stir together crumbs, butter and sugar and press on bottom and up side of a 10 inch pie plate.
2. 2
   Bake crust in middle of oven until crisp, 15-20 minutes.
3. 3
   Cool completely.
4. 4
   Make filling: In a metal bowl set over barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring, until smooth and remove bowl from heat.
5. 5
   In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt and egg yolks until combined well and add milk in a stream, whisking.
6. 6
   Bring milk mixture to a boil over moderate heat, whisking, and simmer, whisking, until thick, about 1 minute.
7. 7
   Force custard through a fine sieve into a bowl and whisk in melted chocolate, butter and vanilla until smooth.
8. 8
   Cover surface of filling with plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming and cool completely.
9. 9
   Pour filling into crust and chill pie, covered, at least 6 hours or overnight.
10. 10
    In a bowl, beat cream to soft peaks.
11. 11
    Beat in sugar and continue beating cream to stiff peaks.
12. 12
    Spoon whipped cream decoratively onto pie and sprinkle with grated chocolate.