Cream Pecan Pie

Get pies done faster by making them 2 at a time. This recipe is a creamy pecan pie with a meringue top. Very different than ordinary pecan pie. Perfect for holiday baking.

Cream Pecan Pie Recipe:

Ingredients:
2 cups of sugar
2/3 cup of water
1/4 cup of margarine
5 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons of self rising flour
1 cup of half and half
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 1/2 cups of pecans
2 8-inch baked pie shells
5 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of sugar

Directions:

Mix the sugar, water and margarine over medium heat until it comes a boil. Remove to partly cool. Beat the egg yolks. Mix in the flour and half and half. Slowly mix the egg mixture to the cooked mixture. Cook over medium heat while stirring constantly until it thickens.

Once the mixture thickens, remove it from the heat source. Mix in the vanilla and pecans. Divide into the pie shells.

Bea the egg whites, salt and remaining sugar until it hold peaks. Spread evenly over the pie and brown lightly in the oven at 350 degrees F.