Nannys Chocolate Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Combine all accept vanilla and cook on low heat until very thick. Stir often to prevent scorching. Remove from heat- let sit a minute or two and stir in vanilla.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Top with meringue and bake as directed.
• I will be posting Nannys Meringue Recipe.

Steps:

• Cut crisco and butter into the flour and salt. Beat egg, vinegar and water.
• Mix the egg mixture into the flour mixture.
• Knead together then roll out into 3 pie crusts.
• Nanny would put them into a pie dish and cover and freeze for up to a few weeks.
• For a baked crust bake the crust for about 15 minutes at 375° till golden.

Steps:

• To cook grapes: Gather before seeds harden and grapes are developed. A little larger size than gooseberries. Wash and pull off stems and measure. Use 2 cups of grapes, 1/4 cups water and 1 tsp baking soda. Boil, stir and mash as they cook. (In Texas we have the wild grapes-I have not tried this yet- I am going to try it w/store bought green grapes.).
• Combine the cooked grapes with all other ingredients, pour into a pie crust and top with remaining crust sealing edges. Make slits in the top crust for vents. Sprinkle w/a wee bit of cinnamon and sugar.
• You may have to use a crust guard or foil over the edges of the pie the first half of baking to prevent browning to fast.
• Mrs. Dowda notes that this is a fast seller at the church bazaars.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 25 min more or until browned.

Steps:

• This recipe makes two 9 inch pies. Cook pie shells first. Melt butter, add dry ingredients, add 2 whole eggs and six egg yolks. Save other egg whites for meringue. Add milk & vanilla last. Mix all well with a whisk. Cover with paper towel, cook in microwave for three minutes and stir. Cook for a total of 12 minutes, stirring after each 3 minute interval. Depending upon your microwave, twelve minutes should yield a stiff (grainy) pudding like texture.
• Pour into pie shells.
• Allow egg whites to sit at room temperature until you need to prepare the meringue. Beat 6 egg whites until stiff. Add one tablespoons of sugar for each egg white. Add 2-3 drops of vanilla. If not stiff add a pinch of salt or cream of tartar. "Ice" pies with meringue and brown in oven.