Chocolate Meringue Pie

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 3 Tbsp. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 2 squares bitter chocolate
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 tsp. vanilla
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• pie shell, baked

Directions

Blend sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Stir in the milk. Add chocolate which has been melted over hot water. Cook milk, chocolate, and dry ingredients, which have been mixed together over hot water on low heat until thick. Beat egg yolks and pour part of the mixture over them, stirring well. Return to the hot mixture and cook one more minute. Cool. Add vanilla, and pour into baked pie shell. Top with meringue made by beating the egg whites, then slowly adding the sugar, beating after each addition until mixture holds it's shape. Bake in a slow oven (325 degrees F) until the meringue is delicately browned.

By Robin from Washington, IA