Mom's Black Bottom Pie
Mom's Black Bottom Pie recipe
Yield
8 servingsPrep
60 minCook
0 minReady
2 hrsLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 |
pie shell (9 inch)
9" baked |
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
gelatin, unflavored
|
*
|
| 2 | cups |
milk
scalded |
|
| 4 | large |
egg yolks
beaten |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
cold |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 6 | ounces |
chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
|
|
| 4 | large |
egg whites
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9" baked |
|
| 15 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 15 | ml |
gelatin, unflavored
|
*
|
| 473 | ml |
milk
scalded |
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
beaten |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
water
cold |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
|
|
| 4 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
Directions
Combine cornstarch and ½ cup sugar.
Slowly add milk to egg yolks, then stir into sugar and cornstarch mixture.
Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until it coats spoon.
Remove from heat, add vanilla. Remove one cup of this custard mixture and stir in chocolate bits until melted.
Pour chocolate mixture inyo pastry shell and chill.
Soften gelatin in water and add to remaining hot custard; stir until gelatin is dissolved.
Add flavoring.
Chill until slightly thickened. Beat eggs whites until soft peaks form.
Gradually add remaining sugar while beating, until stiff.
Fold custard/gelatin into egg whites and pile over chocolate layer in pie shell.
Chill until set and garnish with chopped walnuts.
