Gingerbread Meringue Pie Recipe
Try out this hearty, filling and extremely tasty Gingerbread Meringue Pie. Needless to say that, this Gingerbread Meringue Pie can also be made in no time. So, it's worth giving it a try!
Ingredients
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup corn syrup
3 tablespoons shortening
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 egg, well beaten
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons sugar
Directions
Combine 3 tablespoons sugar, molasses, corn syrup, shorten- ing, ginger, cinnamon and salt.
Combine water and soda and add to molasses mixture.
Stir in flour.
Beat together with rotary beater.
Add egg, and beat again.
Pour into shell.
Bake in a moderate oven (375° F) until firm, about 40 minutes.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
Gradually beat in 4 tablespoons sugar until mixture stands in peaks.
Cover pie with meringue and bake in a hot oven (425° F) 5 to 10 minutes or until browned.
Makes one 9-inch pie.
Combine water and soda and add to molasses mixture.
Stir in flour.
Beat together with rotary beater.
Add egg, and beat again.
Pour into shell.
Bake in a moderate oven (375° F) until firm, about 40 minutes.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
Gradually beat in 4 tablespoons sugar until mixture stands in peaks.
Cover pie with meringue and bake in a hot oven (425° F) 5 to 10 minutes or until browned.
Makes one 9-inch pie.