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Black Bottom Pie
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 8
This is so delicious. Chocolatey, creamy and very impressive.
Ingredients:
2 cups milk
1 envelope plain gelatin
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons cold water
4 egg holks beaten
2 squares baking chocolate melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 egg whites
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 pint whipping cream whipped
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 squares baking chocolate grated
1 pie shell baked
Directions:
1. Soak gelatin in cold water and set aside.
2. Scald milk then add sugar and cornstarch and stir until smooth. Add beaten egg yolks then cook in top of a double boiler until thick stir constantly.
3. Stir in dissolved gelatin.
4. Divide custard into halves.
5. Add chocolate and vanilla to one half.
6. Pour into a baked pie shell.
7. Cool remaining half of custard.
8. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar and slowly add 1/2 cup of sugar then blend with cooled custard.
9. Spread over top of chocolate layer.
10. Chill in refrigerator.
11. Whip cream and sweeten with powdered sugar.
12. Top custard with sweetened whipped cream.
13. Sprinkle grated chocolate on top of whipped cream.
14. Chill well before serving.
By RecipeOfHealth.com