Bertha's Pecan Cream Pie
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Bertha's Pecan Cream Pie

1. Pie shell, baked - 1 (9 inch)
2. Egg yolks - 4
3. Milk - 2 cups
4. White sugar - ⅔ cup
5. Cornstarch - ⅓ cup
6. Salt - 1 pinch
7. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon
8. Ground pecans - 1 cup
9. Egg whites - 4
10. Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon
11. White sugar - 6 tablespoons
12. Ground pecans - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Bertha's Pecan Cream Pie

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)

2. Stage

In the top of a double boiler, combine yolks, milk, 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans. Pour filling into baked pie shell.

3. Stage

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and gradually add 6 tablespoons white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, covering completely. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ground pecans.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until meringue is delicately browned.