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    Butterscotch Meringue Pie


    Source of Recipe


    nevadasmama


    List of Ingredients


    • 3/4 cup brown sugar
    • 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups milk
    • 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 (9 inch) prebaked pie shell
    • 3 egg whites
    • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
    • 2 tablespoons sugar


    Instructions


    1. Combine brown sugar, flour and salt. Stir into milk slowly. Cook in a double boiler over boiling water until thickened, stirring constantly. cover and cook 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks, stirring rigorously. Add back to pot and cook 1 minute longer. Add butter and vanilla and cool. Pour filling into pie shell.
    2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine egg whites and cream of tartar. beat at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over butterscotch filling. Bake for 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


 

 

 


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