Black-bottom Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 cups milk, scalded
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 9 inches graham cracker crust
• 1/4 ounce unflavored gelatin, 1 envelope knox
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 ounce semi-sweet chocolate baking square, shavings

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and cornstarch in top of medium double-boiler. in medium bowl, very slowly add scalded milk* to beaten egg yolks. stir into the sugar mixture. cook and stir in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water until mixture coats the back of a spoon. remove from heat; add vanilla and stir.
• 2 to 1 cup of custard, add the chocolate chips and stir until melted. pour into bottom of crust. chill.
• 3 meanwhile, soften gelatin in cold water. add to remaining hot custard. stir until dissolved. chill until slightly thick.
• 4 beat egg whites until soft peaks form. gradually beat in sugar and continue beating till stiff peaks form. fold in custard-gelatin mixture. pile over chocolate layer, chill until set; at least 3 hours.
• 5 whip heavy whipping cream till soft peaks form, then add confectioners sugar and whip till stiff peaks form, but no longer or it will turn to butter.
• 6 top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
• 7 *to scald milk, heat on med-low in saucepan just until you get slight bubbling around edges of pan.