Best Ever Chocolate Pie – With Seven Minute Frosting

photo by Carols Kitchen
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
2 pies
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
-
PIE CRUST
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 -9 tablespoons cold water
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CHOCOLATE PIE FILLING
- 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons hershey's cocoa
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla
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SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING (FOR TOPPING)
- 2 unbeaten egg whites
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 1 dash salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- FOR PIE CRUSTS (2 crusts).
- Mix flour & salt in mixing bowl.
- Using pastry blender, cut in Crisco until pea size.
- Add cold water and mix with fork.
- Form ball with hands. Don’t over mix.
- Roll out on floured pastry sheet.
- Bake at 375-400 until golden brown.
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FOR PIE FILLING (for 1 pie):
- In large mixing bowl combine sugar, flour and cocoa.
- Add milk using wire whip and Mix well.
- Cook in microwave for 2 minutes and whip.
- Cook in microwave for another minute and whip.
- Add beaten eggs and cook for 2 minutes in microwave and whip. (You may need to cook for another minute or two until the right consistency.).
- After cooking add butter and vanilla.
- Cool for a few minutes and pour into cooked pie shell.
- Cover filling with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- When pie is chilled, top with 7 minute frosting (see recipe below).
- Use a kitchen torch to brown frosting.
- FOR SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING - TOPPING for 2 pies.
- Place all ingredients except vanilla in top of double boiler (not over heat).
- Beat 1 minute with electric mixer to blend.
- Place over boiling water and cook, beating constantly, till frosting forms stiff peaks, about 7 minutes (don't overcook).
- Remove from boiling water. Add vanilla, beat till spreading consistency, 2 minutes.
- Spread on chilled chocolate pies. Brown top with cooking torch and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carols Kitchen
Fort Worth, Texas
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