Chocolate Pie

Chocolate Pie

2 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup corn starch
6 Tablespoons cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
6 egg yolks
4 Tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla

Mix, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt in a large sauce pan. Whisk in about half of the milk to dampen. Add egg yolks, and whisk well. Then stir in the rest of the milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat until thick. Remove from the stove and stir in butter and vanilla until butter is melted. Pour into a baked pie shell. Top with meringue using the recipe below.

MERINGUE:
6 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon corn starch
1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar

Begin whipping egg whites with a whisk. In a separate bowl combine sugar and corn starch. Once egg whites are at a soft peak, slowly spoon in sugar one spoonful at a time. Sprinkle in the Cream of Tartar and continue beating to stiff peaks. Spoon onto pie filling, sealing the meringue to the edges of the crust. Bake in 400° oven for eight minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely before slicing.