Caramel Pie Iii

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c.)
• in a heavy iron skillet, over medium heat, stir 1 cup sugar until melted and golden brown. reduce heat to low and mix in boiling water. set aside.
• in a heavy saucepan, melt butter. remove from heat. add flour and salt into butter mixing thoroughly. stir in 1/4 milk. return pan to stove, on low heat, and add remaining 1/4 cup milk and caramel syrup. cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. put egg yolks in a small bowl. add about 1/2 of the hot mixture to egg yolks. pour the yolk mixture back into remaining caramel mixture. cook 1 minute and pour into baked pie shell.
• beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, very slowly, beating until egg whites are stiff. spread over filling and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned.