This is one of my favorite crusts. The meringue shell can be filled with cream and fruit or whatever you like!
Ingredients
- 2 eggs whites
- 0.25 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 cups white sugar
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
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2
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.
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