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chocolate pie

Recipe by
Denise Kellum
Sturgis, MS

This is one of my favorite pies from my grandmother.

yield 6 -8
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate pie

  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    self-rising flour
  • dash
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    cocoa powder
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 3 c
    milk
  • 3 lg
    eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make chocolate pie

  • 1
    Mix flour, cocoa and sugar together in a bowl.
  • 2
    Using a double boiler, mix milk and butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Add a little of hot mixture to beaten eggs, stirring to keep eggs from cooking. Add eggs to milk and butter mixture.
  • 3
    Add dry ingredients, (flour, cocoa and sugar mixture) to milk and butter mixture. Stir constantly, cooking until it thickens (approximately 15 minutes.
  • 4
    Put in baked pie shell.
  • 5
    Meringue: 3 egg whites (room temperature) beat until stiff peaks form Dash salt Mix together and let set a minute. Add 1 tsp. sugar.
  • 6
    Put meringue on hot pie making sure to seal meringue all the way to the edge of the crust and bake at 325 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Watch closely so it doesn't burn.

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