Burnt Caramel Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (9 inch) pie shells, baked
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 cups water
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• beat together egg yolks, evaporated milk, syrup, melted butter or margarine, vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar, and flour.
• brown 2 cups sugar in an iron skillet until light brown. remove from heat. add water; and return to heat until sugar dissolves. pour in egg yolk mixture. cook until thickened, then simmer 5 minutes. pour filling into 2 baked pie shells.
• beat egg whites until foamy. add cream of tartar and 1/2 cup sugar; continue to beat until stiff peaks form. spread meringue over pies, sealing the edges.
• bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for about 15 minutes.