Caramel Pie
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1/4 pound softened butter
5 egg yolks
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk, room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 vanilla
--Merengue topping:
5 teaspoons egg whites
5 teaspoons sugar
1 10 inch baked pie shell

Preparation

1 Beat yolks until light. Add 1 cup sugar, flour and butter. Add milk and heat to boiling point, stirring constantly. Let stand in double boiler. 2 Caramelize 1 cup sugar in iron skillet. Add to yolk mixture and cook until thick. Stir constantly. Remove from heat, add vanilla and pour into crust. Set aside. 3 Beat egg whites and sugar until stiff. Cover pie with meringue. Cook at 350 degrees until lightly browned.