my momma's homemade egg pies
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This is my moms recipe. She's not with us anymore but when I make these it's like she's still here.
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yield
12 to 14
prep time
25 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For my momma's homemade egg pies
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2refrigerated pie crust
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2 lgcans evaporated milk(plus enough milk to make 4 cups)
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8eggs (whites, and yokes divided)
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2 csugar(plus 1/4 cup for egg whites)
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4heaping tablespoons flour
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2 Tbspbutter
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2 Tbspcorn syrup, light
How To Make my momma's homemade egg pies
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1following directions; bake pie crust. set aside
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2In 2 medium bowls seperate the eggs and set aside the egg whites for later.
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3on medium heat in heavy medium sauce pan, add milk, 1 1/2 cups of the sugar, bring to a simmer, until it starts to heat, stirring to keep from scorching. remove from heat
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4to the egg yokes add the rest of the sugar, and flour and a little water just enough to make it easy to mix, mixing well. To temper the yokes while stiring add 1 cup of the heated milk mixture, mixing well
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5return sauce pan to heat, while stirring add egg yoke mixture to milk, and sugar mixture mixing contentiously cooking until it thickens. about 5 to 10 minutes, remove from heat and add butter, and vanilla. mix well divide between the 2 pie crust.
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6beat the egg whites until firm peaks form, and add 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons corn syrup, beating to mix well. divide between pies. put pies under broiler until browned on top. cool for about 30 minutes before serving
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