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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar 1 cup boiling water 2 tablespoons butter 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup milk 3 egg yolks, beaten 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked 3 egg whites ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup white sugar

Nutrition Info

340.5 calories carbohydrate: 53 g cholesterol: 85.7 mg fat: 12.7 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 4.8 g saturatedFat: 4.6 g servingSize: - sodium: 245.2 mg sugar: 38.4 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)
In a heavy iron skillet, over medium heat, stir 1 cup sugar until melted and golden brown. Reduce heat to low and mix in boiling water. Set aside.
In a heavy saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat. Add flour and salt into butter mixing thoroughly. Stir in 1/4 milk. Return pan to stove, on low heat, and add remaining 1/4 cup milk and caramel syrup. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Put egg yolks in a small bowl. Add about 1/2 of the hot mixture to egg yolks. Pour the yolk mixture back into remaining caramel mixture. Cook 1 minute and pour into baked pie shell.
Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, very slowly, beating until egg whites are stiff. Spread over filling and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned.

1 - 9 inch pie

My grandmother used to make this delicious caramel pie for all family gatherings and it was always a hit.