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Black Bottom Pie - 1

Courses: Dessert, Pies
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
1/4 cup 59mlCold water
1   Baked pastry shell
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlVanilla extract
1 tablespoon 15mlUnflavored gelatin
6 oz 170gSemi-sweet chocolate bits
2 cups 474mlScalded milk
4   Egg whites
4   Egg yolks - beaten
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar

Recipe Instructions

Combine cornstarch and 1/2 c sugar. Slowly add milk to egg yolks, then stir into sugar and cornstarch mixture. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until it coats spoon.

Remove from heat, add vanilla. Remove one cup of this custard mixture and stir in chocolate bits until melted. Pour chocolate mixture into pastry shell and chill.

Soften gelatin in water and add to remaining hot custard; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add flavoring. Chill until slightly thickened.

Beat eggs whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar while beating, until stiff. Fold custard/gelatin into egg whites and pile over chocolate layer in pie shell.

Chill until set and garnish with chopped walnuts.

Source:
Mrs. Henry D. Chaplin

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