fran's angel food pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups water
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell
• 1 pint heavy cream, whipped
• 1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• partially fill the bottom of a double boiler with water, and bring the water to a boil. pour 2 cups of water into the top of the double boiler with the salt. place the top of the boiler the bottom. whisk 1 cup of sugar with the cornstarch in a bowl until all lumps are gone, and whisk the mixture into the water until smooth. cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thickened and translucent.
• in a large bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they form stiff peaks. pour in the hot cornstarch mixture in a slow, steady stream, beating constantly, until the mixture is fluffy and forms peaks. beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. spread the filling into the baked pie shell in an even layer, and chill in refrigerator.
• with an electric mixer, beat the cream with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract in a large metal bowl until the cream forms soft peaks; frost the pie with decorative swirls and peaks of the whipped cream. sprinkle pie with chopped walnuts. refrigerate until serving time.