Macaroni Pie (Vegetarian Too!)
- 12 lb vermicelli, broken into very small pieces before cooking (pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti)
- 2 12 cups sugar
- 10 eggs
- 1 12 cups milk
- 1 -2 teaspoon citron, chopped very small
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 12 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Cook vermicelli in salted water until cooked and drain.
- Return macaroni to pot and cover macaroni with COLD water so that it will cool and not dry up.
- ***NOTE:Macaroni can NOT be warm when mixed with other ingredients***.
- In LARGE bowl, break 10 eggs and beat them VERY, VERY lightly; just enough to break and mix them.
- Squeezing with your hand sufficiently will do.
- Add milk to eggs.
- In another bowl, mix cinnamon to sugar.
- ALWAYS mixing lightly, add EACH remaining ingredient to the eggs, except for the macaroni.
- ***NOTE: Need to make sure all ingredients are mixed well and sugar is dissolved for the most part.
- Drain the cooled macaroni well and add to mixture.
- Using your hands is probably best for mixing.
- Grease pan lightly.
- (PYREX/GLASS preferred) and dust with flour, tapping out excess.
- Bake at 350F until JUST about firm.
- Raise to 400F until FIRM and to lightly brown the top.
- NOTE: Overcooking will dry it out.
- Worth trying, yes, TRUE!
- HOPE you'll have a go at making it for YOUR family too!
vermicelli, sugar, eggs, milk, citron, vanilla, lemon rind, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/macaroni-pie-vegetarian-too-104810 (may not work)