Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

• 1 (9 ounce)  deep dish pie shells

• 4 (1 ounce)  unsweetened chocolate squares (Baker's)
• 1 cup sugar, plus
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Prepare pie crust as directed on wrapper.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

3. 3

   Melt chocolate in a large pot over low heat.

4. 4

   Combine sugar, corn starch, and flour and set aside.

5. 5

   Pour milk into a microwaveable container and gradually warm it through (30 seconds at time, stirring in between).

6. 6

   Stir as you add milk to chocolate and begin heating on high.

7. 7

   Separate eggs and reserve whites in a small metal bowl.

8. 8

   Stir yolks thoroughly before gradually adding to chocolate and milk. Drizzle the yolks in slowly, in a long thin strand, and stir continuously to help prevent them from clumping up.

9. 9

   Slowly add sugar, corn starch and flour to pot; stir continually. Adjust heat to medium while stirring.

10. 10

    Stop stirring when mixture thickens up, and pour into pie crust.

11. 11

    Make the meringue in a small metal bowl: Beat egg whites until stiff (little peaks should form when beaters are pulled out of the mixture). A non-metal bowl can be used, but it will take longer and won't be as fluffy (but still delicious!).

12. 12

    Add 2 T sugar and beat.

13. 13

    Add last 2 T sugar and beat again. Don't overbeat, or the meringue will weep after baking. It should still form nice peaks when beaters are pulled out.

14. 14

    Add vanilla extract and mix with a spoon.

15. 15

    Spoon meringue onto the top of the pie.

16. 16

    Bake until meringue turns brown on top and edges, about 5-10 minutes.