Flapper Pie

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I’ve been homesick again (probably cuz I just found out I can’t go home

for the holidays), and craving comfort food, so my mom called me this

afternoon with this recipe. This pie was one of my favourite treats.

It’s really rich, but so simple, and made with things we always have

around the house. I’m going to make one tonite while I pout about being

stuck in the US for Yule….

 

Flapper Pie

 

Crust:

1 ¼ cups graham crumbs

¼ cup melted butter

¼ cup sugar

 

Filling:

2 cups milk

3 egg yolks

½ cup sugar

2 ½ tablespoons corn starch

pinch salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon butter

 

Meringue:

3 egg whites

3 tablespoons sugar

 

- Combine crust ingredients and press into pie pan. Cook for about 10

minutes at 300F. Set aside.

- Combine milk, egg yolks and sugar in a medium saucepan. Dissolve corn

starch in a bit of cold water and add to milk mixture. Stir over medium

heat until thick. Don’t leave this unattended as it will scorch easily.

You need to stir almost constantly.

- Bring filling to a boil very briefly, still stirring. Stir in salt,

vanilla and butter. Pour into shell. Allow to set briefly

- Beat egg whites and sugar into stiff peaks. Spread over top of pie

and sprinkle with a few graham crumbs. Broil briefly, until meringue is

golden brown (this happens VERY fast – be careful not to burn it!)

- Chill pie in refrigerator until it’s completely set. (We could leave

it alone until it was set, and always enjoyed the messy “pieces” Mom

would give us when she couldn’t stand our whining any more.)

 

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Sherri

 

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