Southern Chocolate Pie

Name: Southern Chocolate Pie
Ingredients: 4 ounces baker's German sweet chocolate; 1/4 cup butter; 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, fluted; 1 1/3 cups baker's angel flake coconut; 1/2 cup chopped pecans

11 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

4 ounces baker's German sweet chocolate
1/4 cup butter
1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, fluted
1 1/3 cups baker's angel flake coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

Melt chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring until blended. Remove from heat.
2

Gradually blend in milk.
3

In a seperate bowl mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt thoroughly. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually blend in chocolate mixture.
4

Pour into pie shell.
5

Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle over filling.
6

Bake in moderate oven (375*) until top puffs and begins to crack-about 50 minutes. (Center of pie should be soft.).
7

Cool at least 3 hours before serving.