Flapper Pie

Name: Flapper Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumb; ⅓ cup + 2 tsp melted butter; ½ cup sugar; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 ½ cups milk; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup cornstarch; 3 egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp salt; 3 egg whites; ¼ cup sugar; ¼ tsp cream of tartar

A Canadian dessert. Ready in about 45 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

25 minPrep (about)
20 minCook (about)
45 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

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2 cups graham cracker crumb
⅓ cup + 2 tbsp melted butter
⅔ cup sugar
3 ¼ cups milk
⅔ cup sugar
⅓ cup cornstarch
4 egg yolks
4 egg whites
⅓ cup sugar

Spices & seasonings (4): ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt, cream of tartar

¾ tsp ground cinnamon
1 ¼ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cream of tartar

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Turn the oven on to 350˚F.
Mix all the crust ingredients in a medium bowl.
Put it to one side around 2 Tbsp (2 tbsp) for later plus press the mix in 9-inch deep-dish pie plate in your bottom and up the sides.
Cook in the oven crust for 10 min, it will only brown slightly.
Mix the vanilla custard filling ingredients.
Cook on medium heat, till it bubbles plus thickens to the texture of pudding.
Stir the whole time.
Put it to one side to cool while you make your meringue topping.
In your bowl of a stand mixer fitted using the beater attachment or in a big bowl using an electric mixer beat your meringue ingredients together till it holds stiff and glossy peaks.
To assemble the pie.
Pour the filling into the crust.
Top using a thick layer of your meringue, making little spikes will brown on top.
Sprinkle the reserved crumb over the top.
Place it into the heat the oven.
Cook in the oven till the meringue browns, around 10 min, making sure to watch it.
Chill in your fridge and eat within some hours of baking.
This pie is best eaten same day as your meringue will soften and liquify.