French Silk Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 egg whites
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
Salt to taste
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 c. pecan pieces
4 oz. German's sweet chocolate
3 Tbsp. water, coffee liqueur or creme de cacao
1 c. whipping cream, whipped
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Beat egg whites with the cream of tartar and salt in a mixer bowl until frothy. Add the sugar gradually, beating constantly until stiff peaks form. Stir in 1/2 tsp. vanilla and pecans. Spread evenly in a greased 9-inch pie plate.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 55 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack. Melt the chocolate into the water in a saucepan over low heat. Let stand until cool.
Fold in the whipped cream and 1 tsp. vanilla.
Spoon into the cooled pie shell.
Chill, covered for 2 hours or longer.