Chocolate Angel Strata Pie

Rich, creamy, unique chocolate pie with a hint of cinnamon. also a bit tricky because of the meringue, therefore not a beginners recipe. A legacy of my grandmother and a family tradition at christmas and thanksgiving. make sure the eggs are separated well and all the directions are followed to the letter.

Steps

Beat egg whites , vinegar , salt and first 1 / 4 teaspoon cinnamon until soft peaks form.

Add sugar slowly to egg white mixture while beating continuously.

When stiff spread evenly over baked pie crust.

Bake at 325 for 15-18 minutes or until meringue turns light brown and a knife inserted comes out clean.

Next place egg yolks , chocolate chips and water in top of a double boiler or melt in a pan over boiling water.

Stir constantly until mixture is smooth.

Spread a thin layer of chocolate over meringue layer.

Chill the remaining chocolate while doing the next step.

Combine 1 / 4 cup of sugar , 1 / 4 tsp cinnamon and 1 cup whipping cream.

Whip until stiff.

Spread 1 / 2 of mixture over cooled chocolate layer.

Fold together remaining chocolate and remaining whipped cream mixture and spread over pie.

There should be four layers:meringue , chocolate , whipped cream cinnamon , and whipped cream chocolate mixture on the top.

Chill for at least 2 hours.

Ingredients

eggs, vinegar, salt, cinnamon, sugar, chocolate chips, water, whipping cream, pie crust