Chocolate Angel Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Shell
3 egg whites (at room temperature)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons water
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Shell:
Preheat oven to 250\u00b0F.
In a small bowl beat egg whites and cream of tarter until soft peaks form.
Gradually sprinkle in sugar 2 Tbsp at a time.
Beat two minutes after each addition or until sugar is completely dissolved (about 2 min).
Add vanilla and continue to beat at high speed until mixture stands in stiff, glossy peaks.
Spoon into a greased nine inch pie plate, smooth till evenly distributed.
Using the back of a spoon pile meringue up at the sides to form a shell.
Bake 1 hour at 275\u00b0F Turn off oven and let stand in oven 1 hour.
Filling:
Combine chocolate, water, egg yolks, sugar, and salt in double boiler over hot, not boiling water.
Cook until chocolate is melted and mixture is very thick and mounds when dropped from a spoon (about 5 minutes).
Remove from heat and set aside.
In large bowl at medium speed beat cream with vanilla until soft peaks form.
Gently fold into chocolate mixture.
Spoon mixture into meringue shell.
Refrigerate 4 hours or until filling is set.