Chocolate Angel Pie
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INGREDIENTS MERINGUE SHELL
4 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sugarBeat 4 eggs whites until stiff, but not dry, adding cream of tartar. Add sugar and beat until glossy. Spread into a 10-inch pie plate, making a deep long ring around the edge; bake in a 300 degree oven for 1 hour. Cool completely.
FILLING
1 (6-ounce) package chocolate bits
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 cup cream, whipped
Shaved bitter chocolatePlace chocolate pieces in top of double boiler. Melt, and remove from heat. Beat in the yolks; cool; fold in egg whites and vanilla.
Fold 1/2 the whipped cream into the custard and pour into the cooled meringue shell. Spread remaining cream over the top. Sprinkle with shaved chocolate. Chill several hours.