New orleans pecan pie
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Egg yolks | |
| 1 | cup | Sour cream |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Lemon rind (grated or lemon |
| _extract) | ||
| pinch | Salt | |
| 1 | Pie shell (9\" baked, cooled) | |
| 2 | Egg whites | |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar |
| 1 | cup | Pecans (chopped) |
Directions
Mix egg yolks, sour cream, sugar, cornstarch, lemon rind, and salt.
Cook in top of double boiler until thick. Pour into pie shell. Beat egg whites. Add brown sugar, slowly, stir in pecans. Spread over filling. Bake until lightly browned. Cool; refrigerate for several hours.
SOURCE: Mama's Favorite Recipes (Frances Sykes Turfitt) Shared by Nancy Coleman.
Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 10-21-94