Prune Whip Pie

Name: Prune Whip Pie
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. cooked, dried prunes; 1/4 c. juice from prunes; 1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice; 1/2 c. sugar; pinch of salt; 2 eggs, separated; 1/2 c. milk; 1 tsp. gelatin; 2 Tbsp. cold water; baked 8 or 9-inch pastry shell

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. cooked, dried prunes
1/4 c. juice from prunes
1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 c. sugar
pinch of salt
2 eggs, separated
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. gelatin
2 Tbsp. cold water
baked 8 or 9-inch pastry shell

Directions

1

Remove stones from prunes and press pulp through food mill or coarse sieve.
2

Add juice, sugar and salt.
3

Beat egg yolks; add milk and cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until mixture coats spoon.
4

Remove from heat at once and stir in gelatin, which has been softened 5 minutes in the cold water.
5

Add to prunes when cool.
6

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
7

Pour into baked shell and chill in refrigerator.