Chocolate Chess Pie
Karen Bradley
Chocolate Chess Pie
1/2 cup butter
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 tablespoon flour
3 eggs, beaten
1 and 7/8 cups of sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
6 ounces of evaporated milk
1 pastry shell, baked
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan, stirring. Add remaining ingredients to chocolate and cook for 5 minutes (stir frequently until it begins to thicken. Note: It may help to add flour to the cooked chocolate mixture first to get any lumps out, then add all the rest.
Pour into the pastry shell and cook for 25 minutes.
Garnished with whipped cream or meringue if desired.
Fills one extra large or two 8 inch pie plates.