This is one of my favorite crusts. The meringue shell can be filled with cream and fruit or whatever you like!
Ingredients
- egg whites: 2 piece
- cream of tartar: 0.25 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
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In a large bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until soft peaks form. Add vanilla; slowly beat in sugar until very stiff and glossy. Spread meringue mixture into a 9-inch pie plate to form a shell.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Turn the oven off; leave meringue in oven for 1 hour. Let cool.
