Flapper Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for topping the pie. Press the remaining crumb mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake the crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
• Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium-high heat. In a non-plastic bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, and vanilla. When the milk is hot but not boiling, slowly pour the milk in a steady stream into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the custard to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or a heat-proof spatula. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes over low heat until the custard has thickened. Pour the custard into the graham cracker crust.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Beat the egg whites until medium peaks form; add 2 tablespoons of sugar and beat until the meringue is stiff. Scoop out the meringue on top of the custard filling. Sprinkle the meringue with the reserved graham cracker crumbs.
• Place the pie under the broiler and bake until the meringue starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix all crust ingredients together.
• Press into pie plate, reserving 1/4 of crumbs to sprinkle on top.
• Combine filling ingredients in a pot.
• Cook on medium heat until thick.
• Spread on crust while hot.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Beat in icing sugar.
• Spread on top of filling.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
• Bake at 250 for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt margarine and mix in brown sugar and crumbs combine press into pan.
• Beat together filling ingredients milk, egg yolks only, cornstarch white sugar.
• Over medium heat cook stirring until thickened.
• Add vanilla and stir.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar and sugar unti a medium stiff until meringue forms.
• Bake at 325 until meringue is golden, Remove til room temperature then refrigerate until set a few hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter until well blended. Reserve 1/2 cup of crumb mixture for the top of pie. Press remaining crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate.
• In the top of a double boiler, mix the egg yolks, 1/2 cup white sugar, the cornstarch and salt. Very slowly and gradually and while stirring constantly, add the milk. Continue to stir until the mixture come to a boil or the mixture becomes thick and smooth. Pour into pie crust.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, covering completely. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown in spots. Allow to cool completely before serving.