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Chocolate Cream Pie With Chocolate Meringue

This chocolate cream pie is rich and slightly tangy. The melted chocolate folded into the meringue is a nice accent to the creamy and rich chocolate filling. A nice summer time dessert. (prep time includes chill time)

Steps

For crust: combine flour and salt in food processor.
Add chilled shortening and pulse until grainy.
With machine running , drizzle in ice water until dough masses together.
Gather dough into ball , flatten between two pieces of wax paper , and refrigerate one hour.
Meanwhile , prepare filling by beating egg yolks in a saucepan.
Stir in sugar , salt , cornstarch , and buttermilk.
Cook over medium heat , stirring constantly , until mixture is thickened and boils.
Remove from heat.
Stir in 3 oz melted chocolate.
Add butter and vanilla , stirring until butter melts.
Place wax paper over filling and refrigerate until cold.
Once dough is chilled , preheat oven to 350f and roll out into 12-inch circle on floured surface.
Place in 9-inch pie pan and trim edges.
Lightly line crust with foil and fill with rice or beans.
Bake 10 minutes.
Remove foil and beans.
Return to oven and bake another 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
Remove from oven and cool completely on wire rack',.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, salt, shortening, ice water, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, buttermilk, unsweetened chocolate, unsalted butter, vanilla, egg whites, cream of tartar