Grandma'S Famous Chocolate Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1/8 tsp. salt
3 eggs, separated
2 1/2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
2 tsp. vanilla extract, divided
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/3 c. sugar
Single-Crust Pastry

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; stir well. Set aside.
Combine egg yolks and milk; beat with a wire whisk 1 to 2 minutes or until frothy.
Gradually stir into sugar mixture; add butter.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly; add vanilla.
Spoon mixture into pastry shell; set aside.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer for 1 minute.
Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).
Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge of pastry.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 to 28 minutes or until golden brown.
Yield:
One 9-inch pie.