Title: Dutch Country Apple Meringue
Categories: Pies
Yield: 6 Servings
2 c Apples, stewed; hot
1/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs; separated
2 tb Butter or margarine
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 tb Lemon juice
1/4 c Powdered sugar
1 ts Vanilla
Combine the stewed apples, sugar, butter, lemon juice and spices and mix
well. Beat the egg yolks and add to the apple mixture and beat until
light. Pour into a buttered baking dish and bake at 400-F about 15 minutes
. Remove from oven and cover with a meringue made by beating the egg whites
stiff, adding to them the powdered sugar and vanilla after partially
beaten. Return to oven and bake at 325-F to brown the meringue.
Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts
Press, 1936.
