Chocolate Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. milk
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 egg yolks
1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (9-inch) baked pie shell

Preparation

Mix together in a large kettle the sugar, cocoa, salt, milk and cornstarch.
Stir constantly and boil for 1 minute.
Have the yolks slightly beaten in a medium bowl.
Mix in some of the boiled pudding into egg yolks; stir constantly, then put it back in kettle and boil for 1 minute.
Mix in the butter and vanilla. Pour into a 9-inch baked pie shell.
Top with meringue and bake.