Chess Meringue Pie
- 1 egg
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 unbaked (9-inch) pastry shell
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- Combine 1 egg and 3 egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl; beat slightly. Combine 1 cup sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cornmeal, mixing well; add to egg mixture, mixing until smooth. Add butter, milk, vanilla, and vinegar; mix well. Pour filling into pastry shell. Bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325u0b0, and continue baking 45 minutes.
- Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy; add cream of tartar, beating slightly. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves. Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to edge of pastry. Bake at 350u0b0 for 10 minutes or until meringue is golden brown.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chess-meringue-pie (may not work)