Meringue Crust

Description

This is one of my favorite crusts.

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup white sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl
3. beat egg whites
4. cream of tartar
5. 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.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Turn the oven off; leave meringue in oven for 1 hour. Let cool.

Servings: 8