How I have made it 31 years without making a Chocolate Pie, I am not sure. I live for chocolate; chocolate chips, chocolate cake, chocolate bunnies, chocolate ice cream, hot chocolate; you name it, I love it. I've decided that the reason I have not made a chocolate pie in my 31 years is not my fear of chocolate, it's my fear of pie making. My aunt Betty is famous for her pies. Me, not so much. To me, pie making seems like a much too laborious process. But in my investigations into traditional Kentucky foods, chocolate pies kept creeping up. There are many recipes for Chocolate Pies out there but I decided to use "Aunt Elizabeth's Chocolate Pie" recipe; Aunt Elizabeth just happening to be Elizabeth Brewer, a great aunt of my grandfather, Bob Brewer. Apparently, a mistake was made in the original recipe for this pie, making it more runny, but it was so delicious that the Brewer family members kept requesting it that way.
Aunt Elizabeth's Chocolate Pie
2 and 1/2 cups sugar
1 heaping tsp flour
3/4 cup milk
4 egg yolks, beaten
1Tbsp white corn syrup
1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 stick butter
Ready Made Pie Crust (I used graham cracker) or Pastry Shell
Whipped cream
Using heavy saucepan or double boiler, mix all ingredients together. Cook until brought to a boil for about 2 minutes while stirring constantly. Pour into chilled pie crust. Once chilled, top with whipped cream to serve.
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