Mrs. Stewart's Pecan Pie W/ Meringue

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 9 inches deep dish pie shells
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 prick pie shell with a fork.
• 3 bake pie shell for 10 minutes or until golden brown; remove from oven and allow to cool.
• 4 on a baking sheet, place pecans in a single layer and roast in oven until fragrant, checking every few minutes to avoid burning; remove from oven and let cool.
• 5 in a medium microwave safe bowl, beat egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, and flour on medium speed with an electric mixer, beating until thick and pale.
• 6 add sweetened-condensed milk, water and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• 7 microwave on high (100 percent power) for 5 1/2 minutes, stirring halfway through, or until mixture is a thick pudding-like consistency.
• 8 stir in pecans.
• 9 let cool for 20 minutes.spoon filling into pie shell.
• 10 increase oven temperature to 400°f
• 11 in a clean, medium bowl, beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy.
• 12 gradually add 3 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• 13 spread meringue over pie, sealing to edge.
• 14 return pie to oven and bake for 5-10 minutes or until merigue is slightly brown.