Deep Chocolate Meringue Pie |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Description on a recipe group: This is one of the best pies you will ever make, especially if you're a chocolate lover. Its ingredients do not depend on any season, and it is mouth-wateringly good served warm or cold. Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups sugar |
1/2 cup cocoa powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
4 eggs, separated |
2 cups whole milk |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 9-inch baked pie shell, cooled |
meringue ( make from 4 whites ) |
6 tablespoons sugar |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift together the sugar, cocoa, salt and flour in mixing bowl and set aside.
3. Separate all four eggs.
4. Set egg whites aside in a large bowl for the meringue
5. Put the yolks in a heavy saucepan and beat well with a fork or whisk.
6. Then stir in the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk, adding just a little at a time to keep mixture smooth.
7. Cook mixture over medium heat, and add vanilla when it begins to boil.
8. Boil, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
9. Remove from heat; beat out any lumps that may have formed.
10. Pour into baked pie shell and top with meringue while filling is still hot.
11. Bake in 350°F oven until meringue is lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.
12. To avoid weeping meringue,place on warm or hot filling, not on a cold filling, sealing edges to crust
13. To Make meringue:
14. Beat the egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
15. With mixer running, add the cream of tartar, then gradually add the sugar, a tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form.
16. Beat in the vanilla.
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