Coffee Meringue Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups very strong coffee
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 7/8 cup very cold butter, diced small
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate, melted
• 3 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• chocolate shavings, to top
• ground coffee, to top

Recipe

• 1 for the custard: in a lg saucepan, bring milk and coffee to slight boil. quickly whisk in egg/eggwhites, one at a time. quickly whisk in flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt; whisking after each addition until well incorporated. whisk in chocolate.
• 2 boil intermittenly until thick and custard-like in texture. let cool in a separate bowl until needed.
• 3 for the crust: sift together cocoa pwder, confectioners sugar, flour, and salt. cut in the butter and rub together with fingertips until crumbly. rub in egg yolk until well-incorporated, kneading until a slight dough forms.
• 4 butter/flour a 9-inch cake pan and press dough into pan to make a crust form. bake at 350 degrees farenheit for 6-8 minutes (it will darken), scour the bottom with melted chocolate and set aside until needed.
• 5 for the meringue: whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, slowly incorporate the sugar. set aside until needed.
• 6 assembling/baking the pie: pour the custard into the crust and top with meringue. bake at 325 degrees farenheit until meringue is golden at the edges, about 12-20 minutes. sprinkle with ground coffee and chocolate shavings and refrigerate for at least 8 hours before serving. eat cold.