Yellow Squash Pie

Name: Yellow Squash Pie
Ingredients: 5 eggs, separated; 3 cups cooked, mashed yellow squash; 2/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup evaporated milk; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 baked (9-inch) pastry shell; Ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

13 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

5 eggs, separated
3 cups cooked, mashed yellow squash
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 baked (9-inch) pastry shell
Ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

1

Beat egg yolks in a Dutch oven until thick and lemon colored. Add next 8 ingredients; mix well. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Pour mixture into pastry shell. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
2

Beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add remaining sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Spread over hot filling, sealing to edge of pastry. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.