Black Bottom Pie
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cold water
1 9" baked pastry shell
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
6 ounces semisweet chocolate bits
2 cups scalded milk
4 egg whites
4 egg yolks, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
Recipe
1. Combine cornstarch and 1/2 c sugar.
2. Slowly add milk to egg yolks, then stir into sugar and cornstarch mixture.
3. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until it coats spoon.
4. Remove from heat; add vanilla.
5. Remove one cup of this custard mixture and stir in chocolate bits until melted.
6. Pour chocolate mixture into pastry shell and chill.
7. Soften gelatin in water and add to remaining hot custard; stir until gelatin is dissolved.
8. Add flavoring. Chill until slightly thickened.
9. Beat eggs whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar while beating, until stiff.
10. Fold custard/gelatin into egg whites and pile over chocolate layer in pie shell.
11. Chill until set and garnish with chopped walnuts.
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