Chocolate Pie

Name: Chocolate Pie
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons cocoa; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; Dash of salt; 1 egg, beaten; 3 eggs, separated; 1 1/2 cups boiling water; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; Shaved chocolate

11 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Dash of salt
1 egg, beaten
3 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
Shaved chocolate

Directions

1

Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt in a large saucepan. Stir in 1 egg; beat 3 egg yolks and add to cocoa mixture, mixing well. Pour boiling water over cocoa mixture, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour into pastry shell.
2

Beat 3 egg whites until foamy in a small mixing bowl. Add remaining sugar gradually, beating until mixture forms stiff peaks. Spoon on top of pie; bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until meringue is browned. Sprinkle top with shaved chocolate.
3

Note: Meringue may be omitted and whipped cream used as topping instead.