1 4 oz. package sweet 1/8 ts Salt
-cooking chocolate 2 Eggs
1/4 c Butter 1 ts Vanilla
1 2/3 c Evaporated milk 1 Unbaked 10-in pie shell
1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/3 c Flaked coconut
3 tb Cornstarch 1/2 c Chopped pecans
Mix chocolate with butter in saucepan. Place over low heat, stirring
constantly, until blended. Remove from heat; blend in evaporated milk
gradually. Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in as bowl. Beat in eggs
and vanilla. Blend in chocolate mixture gradually; pour into pie
shell. Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle over filling. Bake at
375 F for 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and browned. Cover
loosely with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes of baking if
topping browns too quickly. Cool for at least 4 hours. Fill will set
while cooling. Garnish with dollops of prepared whipped topping if
desired. Yield 10 – 12 servings. From The Illustrated Encyclopedia
of American Cooking
Yields
10 – 12 servi