CARAMEL MERINGUE PIE

By stepjo7269

Southern Living

Ingredients

• MERINGUE:
• 2 C. sugar, divided
• ½ C. all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• 2 C. milk
• 5 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 2 T. butter or margarine
• 1 tea. vanilla extract
• 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
• Meringue
• ●Whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, and next 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
• ●Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is hot.
• ●Sprinkle remaining 1 cup sugar in a heavy skillet, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves and turns a light golden brown.
• ●Gradually add dissolved sugar to hot custard mixture, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
• ●Spoon into pastry. Spread Meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge of pastry.
• ●Bake at 325 F. for 25 to 28 minutes.
• 4 to 6 egg whites
• ½ to 3/4 tea. cream of tartar
• ½ C. sugar
• ½ tea, vanilla extract
• ●Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer, just until foamy.
• ●Add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).
• ●Add vanilla, beating well.

Preparation

Step 1

●Cut and serve.