Chocolate Cream Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 cups milk
• 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, shaved
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions:

Combine the sugar, salt, cornstarch and flour in a saucepan. Add the milk gradually and stir until mixed, then stir in the chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and boils, then let boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir a little of mixture into the egg yolks, then blend into the hot mixture. Return to the heat and bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute longer, then remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla, and cool. Pour into a baked shell. Spread with sweetened whipped cream and top with chopped nuts. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until delicately browned in a hot oven for 400°.