Sela's Pineapple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups crushed fresh pineapple (canned will do)
• 3 tablespoons custard powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 -5 egg yolks
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 -5 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 heat the pineapple in a saucepan.
• 2 mix in the custard, 1 cup of sugar and the salt.
• 3 cook until thick stirring constantly.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 add the butter and mix in.
• 6 cool.
• 7 base: cream the butter and suagar together and add egg yolks.
• 8 add sifted dry ingredients.
• 9 stir well.
• 10 roll out pastry and place into a large 13"x9" pan.
• 11 bake 20-25 minutes or until brown in a 350 deg f oven.
• 12 remove from oven and pour the pineapple mixture on top.
• 13 beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until frothy, add cream of tartar and sugar.
• 14 beat until stiff.
• 15 add to top of pineapple pie and bake until lightly browned in a 375 deg f oven.