Sunday, June 28, 2009

Flapper Pie

Materials:

Crust
  • 1-1/4 c. graham wafer crumbs
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar
  • 1/3 c. (approx) melted butter
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (suit to taste)
Cream Filling
  • 1/2 c. white sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. corn starch
  • 1 Tbsp. flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 c. milk
  • 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Topping
  • Meringue OR whipping cream
  • Graham cracker crumbs 
Methods:
  1. Combine crust ingredients in a 9" pie plate and press into plate.
  2. Bake 8 min. at 375oF.
  3. Blend first five cream filling ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling. 
  4. Let boil about 2 min.
  5. Blend a little of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, then stir yolks back into hot cream filling.
  6. Cook filling about a minute longer, and stir in butter and vanilla.
  7. Cool mixture 10min, then pour into crumble crust.
  8. Top with a meringue & bake again OR tope with shipping cream. 
  9. Sprinkle a few graham cracker crumbs on top.
 

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