Ms. Winnie's Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/3 cup water
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shells
• 6 -7 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix dry ingredients well.
• 2 add 3 egg yolks and 1 egg to dry mixture, reserving the other 2 egg whites for the meringue.
• 3 add butter and mix well.
• 4 slowly stir in milk and water.
• 5 over medium heat, cook this mixture until thickened, stirring constantly.
• 6 once mixture has thickened, add vanilla extract and bring to room temperature.
• 7 once mixture has cooled, pour into baked pie shell.
• 8 in a separate bowl, beat the two egg whites until soft peaks form.
• 9 slowly add 6-7 tablespoons of sugar and continue beating until meringue is stiff, not dry.
• 10 top pie with meringue and baked at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes until meringue is lightly browned.
• 11 refrigerate before serving and refrigerate any leftovers.