Mmmm Good

At only 12 degrees this morning, I  had an inkling to bake a pie. But I wanted to make it from scratch.

After searching online, I found this recipe from Food.com.  It said it is an 'old Pioneer recipe which stills stands the test of time.'

So of course, I had to give it a try.

Chocolate Pie from Scratch

Begin with 1 cup brown sugar, 3 Tablespoons cocoa

1 Tablespoon cornstarch

3 Tablespoons flour

pinch of salt

Mix all together and then add 2 cups of boiling water.

Cook until thickened over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Next, add 2 egg yolks, beaten (mixing a bit of the hot liquid with the yolks before adding)

Cook this a bit longer.

Remove from heat and add,

1 Tablespoon vanilla

1 Tablespoon butter

Cool, then pour into a baked pie shell.

Set aside.

Meringue

Beat 2 egg whites until fluffy. Add 3 Tablespoons sugar and

1 Tablespoon cornstarch.

Whip it until it peaks.

Pile on top of pie and brown slightly in a 350 degree oven for apprx.  5 - 10 minutes.

This is how it turned out.

Looks yummy, huh?

And this is what I thought about it.

 Mmmmmm good.

Those Pioneer women were right. It's a keeper.