Jefferson Davis Pie

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 9 inches baked pie crusts
• 2 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 cup sugar, flour, egg and egg yolks in top of a double boiler.
• 2 add half and half and milk. cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• 3 remove from heat; add spices, vanilla and butter, stirring until butter melts.
• 4 pour into pastry shell.
• 5 beat egg whites at high speed of an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• 6 add 2 tablespoons sugar gradually, beating until stiff peaks form.
• 7 top pie with meringue and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until top is browned.