Ingredients
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4 eggs (you just need the yolks)
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1 cup milk
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6 tablespoons cocoa powder
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1/4 cup hot water (I microwave it for 30 seconds in my measuring cup)
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract (yes... that is a TB not tsp)
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1/2 cup butter
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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3 tablespoons flour
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1 unbaked pie shell (I like to use the Pillsbury unroll and bake pie crusts...)
Instructions
- Beat egg yolks with half of the sugar and the melted butter.(melt butter in the micro for about 20 seconds -- you don't want it to be too hot or it will cook the egg yolks when you add it).
- Mix the other half of sugar with the cocoa and flour and add the 1/4 cup of scorching hot water. Mix with a whisk until smooth.
- Combine the two mixtures and mix thoroughly.
- Add vanilla and milk and mix thoroughly.
- Don't get upset if mixture seems thin. It will set after baking.
- Pour into an unbaked pie shell and cover the edges with foil or a pie ring to prevent the crust edges from browning excessively. Bake for 55-60 minutes at 325. It will still be a little "jiggly" bit it will set up nicely as it cools.
- Let cool at room temperature for a couple of hours and then put it in the fridge for a couple of hours to cool good and proper.
- Then -- serve well chilled with homemade whipped cream or just be white trash like me and use Cool Whip.