Recipe - French Silk Chocolate Pie

MERINGUE CRUST
2 Egg whites
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Cream of tartar
One half cup Sugar
One half cup Chopped pecans
One half teaspoon Vanilla

FILLING
One half cup Margarine
Three fourths cup Sugar
1 One half Squares; unsweetened
chocolate, melted and
cooled
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 Egg yolks
2 Eggs

Preparation: Crust: Preheat oven to 300 F. Beat egg whites with salt and
cream of tartar until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating
until very stiff peaks hold.

Fold in pecans and vanilla. Spread in 9inch greased pie pan. Bake 50 to
55 minutes. Cool.

Filling: Cream margarine and add sugar gradually. Blend in melted chocolate
and vanilla.

Add 2 egg yolks and 2 eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes after each
addition. Pour into meringue shell and refrigerate. Serve topped with
whipped cream and finely chopped pecans.

Posted to EATL Digest by mary curtis curtism@FUSE.NET on Dec 11, 1997