CHOCOLATE PIE WITH PRETZEL CRUST 
12 oz. (1 1/2 cups) Rold Gold pretzels
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. butter, melted

Crush pretzels very fine in blender or between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Add sugar and butter. Mix thoroughly. Press half of mixture in 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool, pour in chocolate filling and top with remaining pretzel mixture. Chill. Makes one 9-inch pie.

CHOCOLATE FILLING:

2/3 c. sugar
4 tbsp. cornstarch
2 1/2 c. milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate, cut in sm. pieces

Combine sugar, cornstarch, milk and chocolate in top of double boiler. Cook over boiling water until thickened, stirring constantly. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Stir part of hot chocolate mixture into egg yolks. Add to chocolate mixture. Mix thoroughly. Cool. Add vanilla extract and mix thoroughly.

 

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