Velvety Cocoa Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. milk
1/2 c. minus 1 Tbsp. cocoa
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (9-inch) baked pie shell
1 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Scald the milk in the top of a double boiler.
Mix the dry ingredients together and add to the scalded milk.
Stir until blended and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to thicken.
Cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat; add butter or margarine and vanilla, stirring until the butter is melted.
Cool slightly.
Pour into baked 9-inch pie shell.
Chill pie thoroughly, at least 2 hours.
Serve topped with sweetened whipped cream or Cool Whip.