My Grandmother used to make me this pie when I was a youngster. It is the best pie you'll ever taste!
Ingredients
- pie shell, baked: 1 piece (9 inch)
- egg yolks: 4 piece
- milk: 2 cups
- white sugar: 0.66667 cup
- cornstarch: 0.33333 cup
- pinch salt: 1 piece
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- ground pecans: 1 cup
- egg whites: 4 piece
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- white sugar: 6 Tbsp
- ground pecans: 0.25 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
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In the top of a double boiler, combine yolks, milk, 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans. Pour filling into baked pie shell.
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In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and gradually add 6 tablespoons white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, covering completely. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ground pecans.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until meringue is delicately browned.
