Flapper Pie
From auntybea 16 years ago
- 6 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a very old-fashioned custard pie that was made by every cook in our area of western Canada from the turn of the century untiil about the '70s. My husband still asks for it because it's his favourite. It would be a shame for it to be forgotten as it is a lovely, light pie.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup graham wafer crumbs shopping list
- 1/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon shopping list
- 1/4 cup melted butter shopping list
- 1/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 3 tbsp. corn starch shopping list
- 2 cups milk shopping list
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten shopping list
- 1 tsp. vanilla shopping list
- 2 egg whites shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar shopping list
- 2 tbsp. sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Crust: Combine 1 cup graham wafer crumbs with 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 cup melted butter, reserving 1/4 graham wafer crumbs for top of pie.
- Press into a 9" pie shell and bake @ 375 for 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool shell.
- Custard Filling: In saucepan combine 1/4 cup sugar, 3 tbsp. corn starch and 2 cups of milk and stir over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
- Stir a little of this mixture into the egg yolks and then return the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan.
- Cook 2 minutes longer over medium heat until the custard is thick.
- Cool the custard and then pour it into the crust.
- Meringue: Beat the 2 egg whites with the Cream of Tartar until soft peaks form.
- Beat in the 2 tbsp. sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Spread the meringue over the custard filling and top with reserved crumbs.
- Bake @ 400 F for 5 minutes.
- Cool about 4 hours at room temperature before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
sounds good thanks ill bookmark this and send it on to my friends
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Oldies are soo good..! Got my 5
shirleyoma
in Cove loved it
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This recipe brings back memories of my grandmother! She used to make a very similar pie...after she passed, my mother and I never found it. Thank you for posting this!
laurakaay
in Oroville loved it
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