Pennington's Black Bottom Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon butter flavor extract or 1 teaspoon flavoring
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups milk
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4-1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, to taste
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 make a high-fluted edge on pie shell when preparing shell to hold the filling.
• 2 melt butter in a large double boiler over high heat.
• 3 add red food color, vanilla and butter extract.
• 4 add three-quarters of the milk and heat through.
• 5 reserve a quarter of the milk.
• 6 mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl; add the remaining milk, blending until smooth.
• 7 separate eggs, storing whites in a metal bowl in the refrigerator; add yolks to mixture, whisking until smooth and well blended.
• 8 when the mixture in the double boiler reaches 180 degrees, add cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.
• 9 turn heat to low and cook for 1 hour.
• 10 whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 11 fold the chocolate mixture into the egg very gently, just until no streaks appear.
• 12 pour into pie shell.
• 13 refrigerate until pie is completely cooled.
• 14 top with whipped topping just before serving.
• 15 to make whipped topping:.
• 16 pour whipping cream into chilled mixing bowl.
• 17 add sugar and mix with chilled beaters.
• 18 mix on medium until peaks begin to form.
• 19 spread onto pie with a spatula.
• 20 it should have peaks and waves on the surface.
• 21 to make the pie crust:.
• 22 mix flour and salt in bowl.
• 23 lightly cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• 24 sprinkle in water a small amount at a time, until all particles are moistened and cling together when pressed into a ball.
• 25 cover with a damp cloth and let rest for a few minutes.
• 26 roll out thin (less than an 1/8 inch) on lightly floured board.
• 27 fold and place in pie pan.
• 28 prick bottom and sides of baking shell first.
• 29 bake at 425° for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 30 cool.