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Ingredients
- Pie:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups half and half
- 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) prepared pie crust, baked
- Mile-High Meringue:
- 5 egg whites, at room temp.
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 10 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Pie:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar and flour. Stir in half-and-half and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Pour egg mixture into prepared pie crust.
Using the back of a spoon, spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge of pie crust. Bake for 23 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Store in refrigerator.
Meringue:
In a metal or glass bowl, beat egg whtiesat high speed with a mixer until frothy. Add cream of tartar, and beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating at high speed for 2-4 minutes or until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves. Add vanilla, beating just until blended.