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Meringue Pie
Shell:
Heat oven to 275*
Generously butter 8' or 9' pieplate.
Beat 2 egg whites and 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar in small mixer bowl until foamy.� Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time continue until stiff and glossy.� Do not under beat.� Spoon into pieplate pressing meringue against bottom and sides.� Bake 45 minutes.� Remove from oven, finish cooling away from draft.
Meringue for pie:
8' pie
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoons cream of tatar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
9' inch pie
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.� Beat in sugar one tablespoon at a time.� Continue beating until stiff and glossy do not underbeat.� Beat in vanilla.� spoon meringue onto hot pie filling, carefully sealing merinque to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping.
Bake until delicate brown.� About 10 minutes.� Cool away from draft.
note:
I've only made this with homemade lemon pudding, but you can use store bought for pies.
Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
filling:
3 packages of cream cheese, (8 oz each)
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup nonfat sour cream
1 tablespoon flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 squares semisweet chocolate , melted
crust:
1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
1 tablespoon butter or margarine melted
Preheat oven to 325*F.� To prepare crust, in a small bowl, combine crumbs and butter.� Mix well.� Press into bottom of an 8 inch springform pan.� Wrap outside of pan with heavy duty foil.� Set aside.� In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat cream cheese and sugar for 2 minutes.� Beat in sour cream, flour, and vanilla.� Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.� Transfer 1 1/2 cups of batter to a small bowl.� Stir in chocolate.� Spread half of vanilla batter over crust.� Top with half of chocolate batter.� Spoon remaining vaniila batter over chocolate.� Top with remaining chocolate batter.� Using a knife, gently swirl batters together.� Place pan in a shallow roasting pan;� add enough boiling water to come half way up sides of springform pan.� Bake until just set, about 75 minutes.� Place pan on a wire rack and cool to room temperature.� Cover and chill for 4 hours.
note:
This is one of my favorite recipes.� I LOVE CHEESECAKE!
You can also use graham crackers in place of the chocolate wafers.
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