Flapper Pie

[Wildoats]

Easy and quick to put together..even more so if with ready to use graham crust.

Ingredients--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 1/4 cup graham wafer crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp. corn starch
2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2 egg whites
1/2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
2 tbsp. sugar

How to make it--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crust: Combine 1 cup graham wafer crumbs with 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 cup melted butter, reserving 1/4 graham wafer crumbs for top of pie.
Press into a 9" pie shell and bake @ 375 for 8 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool shell.
Custard Filling: In saucepan combine 1/4 cup sugar, 3 tbsp. corn starch and 2 cups of milk and stir over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
Stir a little of this mixture into the egg yolks and then return the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan.
Cook 2 minutes longer over medium heat until the custard is thick.
Cool the custard and then pour it into the crust.
Meringue: Beat the 2 egg whites with the Cream of Tartar until soft peaks form.
Beat in the 2 tbsp. sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Spread the meringue over the custard filling and top with reserved crumbs.
Bake @ 400 F for 5 minutes.
Cool about 4 hours at room temperature before serving.
Note- This is for making the crust from scratch. The ready made graham crust works well.

[aero63]

This looks so yummy! Have to print out.

[susanny]

Thank you Brian! Sounds good, but I'm not a custard pie fan. Next pie...... !

[Deleted]

Thank you again. This pie sounds like another winner, and I actually have all the ingredients on hand (I have the graham crackers, not the premade crust). I have printed the recipe, now the only thing I am missing is the energy to get to the kitchen to make it.

Where did the name Flapper Pie originate? Strange name, must have an interesting history?

I am currently into making bread in my Panasonic BreadMaker. I made a loaf of raisin pumpernickel that was soooooooooooo good.