Brown Sugar Meringue Pie

Name: Brown Sugar Meringue Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 baked 9; 177 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 237 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, cut into pieces; 79 milliliters cornstarch; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 5 egg whites; 4 egg yolks; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 Tbsps water

Brown Sugar Meringue Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 481 calories, 7g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of water, cream of tartar, firmly brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a 4-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in half and-half. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 9 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

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Remove from heat.

Lightly beat egg yolks with a wire whisk. Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes over medium heat.

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Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and butter. Cover and set aside while preparing meringue.

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Vanilla

Butter

Stir together 3/4 cup brown sugar, 2/3 cup granulated sugar, and water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Wash down crystals with a small pastry brush dipped in hot water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook, stirring often, until a candy thermometer registers 246 (firm ball stage).

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Sugar

Brown Sugar

Candy

Water

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Pastry Brush

Sauce Pan

While syrup cooks, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl at high speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until soft peaks form.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Syrup

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Bowl

Pour hot syrup mixture in a heavy stream over beaten egg whites, beating constantly at high speed until stiff peaks form (about 2 to 3 minutes). (Do not overbeat.)

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Egg Whites

Syrup

Pour hot filling into pastry shell. Spoon one-third of meringue over hot filling in about 5 large dollops. Using back of a large spoon, spread meringue, sealing to edge of pastry and forming decorative swirls.

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Pastry Shells

Spread

Spread another third of meringue over pie, using same procedure.

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Spread

Spread remaining third of meringue over pie, and spread to edge.

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Spread

Bake at 375 for 9 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned.

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Oven

Let cool completely on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

For best results, time the beating of the egg whites as close as possible to the readiness of the syrup. Since this meringue is baked for only 9 minutes, it's essential that the syrup be 246 when added to the egg whites to bring them to a safe temperature.

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Egg Whites

Syrup

Be sure to use a heavy-duty stand mixer with at least a 4-quart bowl to accommodate the large volume of meringue. Don't be tempted to spread on all the meringue at once. It's necessary to apply it in 3 batches in order to fit it all on the pie and ensure maximum volume.

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Spread

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Stand Mixer

Bowl