Barbara Frietchie Pie

Name: Barbara Frietchie Pie
Ingredients: 1 single crust pastry dough (store bought or your own recipe); 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup evaporated milk; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 2 egg yolks, beaten; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 egg whites, beaten; grated nutmeg

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 single crust pastry dough (store bought or your own recipe)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites, beaten
grated nutmeg

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425°F.
2

Line the pie pan with pastry.
3

cook sugars, cream, egg yolks and butter in a double boiler until thickened, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
4

Remove from heat, add vanilla, salt and beaten egg whites.
5

Pour into unbaked pastry shell, sprinkle with nutmeg and bake at 425F for 10 minutes, reduce to 300F and bake about 45 minutes longer or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in center.
6

Serve very cold.