Chocolate Custard Pie

Old-fashioned cooked chocolate custard pie in a pastry crust.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 cups whole milk
2 cups granulated sugar
6 tablespoons cornstarch
6 large egg yolks
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 (9-inch) baked pie crust

Cooking Directions:

1. In a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, heat milk slowly.
2. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cornstarch. Add to milk and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and starts to bubble. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Turn heat down as low as possible.
3. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks with a wire whisk. Add a small amount of hot milk to yolks, whisk together and gradually pour egg yolk mixture into the pot. Cook over low heat for 2 more minutes.
4. Remove custard from heat and stir in butter, chocolate and vanilla.
5. Dissolve gelatin in cold water and stir into custard. Immediately pour into pie shell. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

Makes 8 servings.