Mama used to eat all pies with a knife. Hmmm... There's a long history of me and this pie.
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BONUS - I've written a short story named, "The Great Chocolate Pie Saga". It's named after an adventure many years ago, while making the recipe for Mama's Chocolate Meringue Pie. It's both heartwarming and funny - please enjoy and don't be afraid to make the pie!
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Ingredients - pie filling
1/2 cup sugar, sifted 1 tsp vanilla 3 tbsp cornstarch, sifted 4 tbsp all-purpose flour, sifted 1/2 bar German Chocolate squares - broken up 3 tbsp butter 3 lg egg yolks (save whites for meringue) 1 & 1/2 cup whole milk Ingredients - meringue
3 egg whites 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp vanilla 6 tbsp sugar, sifted pinch salt Additional ingredients
bottom pie crust - make yourself - Recipe Link - Buttery Pie Crust or buy the refrigerated easy kind |
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Steps for pie filling - (First of all, put some love into it!)
- Sift together sugar, flour, and cornstarch. Place in a saucepan; add milk and mix well. Add the German chocolate.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. (You MUST stir continually or it will stick. Read my story for the consequences of being too impatient and not stirring enough! ) Remove from heat.
- In a small bowl, slightly beat the egg yolks. Add a small amount of the chocolate mixture to the yolks and stir well. Slowly add the egg yolks to the remaining chocolate mixture.
- Cook for 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add butter.
- Cool the mixture, then add vanilla. Place the cooled filling in a precooked pie shell.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff; add sifted sugar one tablespoon at a time and beat well after each addition.
- Add cream of tartar, salt, and vanilla. Beat well until whites form peaks.
- Pile on top of chocolate filling in pie shell.
- Bake at 300° F until the meringue is light brown.
