Fran's Angel Food Pie recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups water 1 pinch salt 1 cup white sugar ¼ cup cornstarch 3 large egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell 1 pint heavy cream, whipped 1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
Nutrition Info
- 414.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 39 gcholesterol: 81.5 mgfat: 27.8 gfiber: 0.3 gprotein: 3.4 gsaturatedFat: 15.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 147.5 mgsugar: 26.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Fran's Angel Food Pie
Directions
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Partially fill the bottom of a double boiler with water, and bring the water to a boil. Pour 2 cups of water into the top of the double boiler with the salt. Place the top of the boiler onto the bottom. Whisk 1 cup of sugar with the cornstarch in a bowl until all lumps are gone, and whisk the mixture into the water until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thickened and translucent.
In a large bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they form stiff peaks. Pour in the hot cornstarch mixture in a slow, steady stream, beating constantly, until the mixture is fluffy and forms peaks. Beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Spread the filling into the baked pie shell in an even layer, and chill in refrigerator.
With an electric mixer, beat the cream with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract in a large metal bowl until the cream forms soft peaks, frost the pie with decorative swirls and peaks of the whipped cream. Sprinkle pie with chopped walnuts. Refrigerate until serving time.