Flapper Pie
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Description
Vanilla custard pie with meringue in a cinnamon-graham cracker crust.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups milk
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
Directions
- 1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2. Mix the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for topping the pie. Press the remaining crumb mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
- 3. Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium-high heat. In a non-plastic bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, and vanilla. When the milk is hot but not boiling, slowly pour the milk in a steady stream into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the custard to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or a heat-proof spatula. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes over low heat until the custard has thickened. Pour the custard into the graham cracker crust.
- 4. Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
- 5. Beat the egg whites until medium peaks form; add 2 tablespoons of sugar and beat until the meringue is stiff. Scoop out the meringue on top of the custard filling. Sprinkle the meringue with the reserved graham cracker crumbs.
- 6. Place the pie under the broiler and bake until the meringue starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 9-inch deep dish pie
calories: 490.2 kcal
carbohydrates: 65.6 g
protein: 8.8 g
saturated fat: 12.4 g
cholesterol: 152.9 mg
sodium: 318.4 mg
fiber: 1.2 g
sugar: 50 g
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