Amaretto Chocolate Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/3 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks
2 3/4 c. milk
2 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1/4 c. Amaretto
2 tsp. vanilla
1 (9-inch) pastry shell, baked
1 c. whipping cream
1 Tbsp. Amaretto
1/4 c. sifted powdered sugar

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy saucepan; stir well. Gradually stir in milk; add chocolate.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and reaches 160\u00b0. Remove from heat.
Stir in 1/4 cup Amaretto and vanilla.
Pour into pastry shell.
Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of filling.
Chill 8 hours.
Combine whipping cream, 1 tablespoon Amaretto and powdered sugar.
Beat until soft peaks form.
Remove plastic wrap and spread mixture on pie.