Southern Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

• 4 ounces baker's German sweet chocolate
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, fluted
• 1 1/3 cups baker's angel flake coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. 1

   Melt chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring until blended. Remove from heat.

2. 2

   Gradually blend in milk.

3. 3

   In a seperate bowl mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt thoroughly. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually blend in chocolate mixture.

4. 4

   Pour into pie shell.

5. 5

   Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle over filling.

6. 6

   Bake in moderate oven (375*) until top puffs and begins to crack-about 50 minutes. (Center of pie should be soft.).

7. 7

   Cool at least 3 hours before serving.