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Mile-High Fig Pie (alternate For Cranberry-Fluff Pie)

A home-style Mile-High Fig Pie (alternate For Cranberry-Fluff Pie) made with Baked Pie Shell, Dried Figs, Egg Yolks, Commercial Sour Cream, and Lemon Juice. Serves 1. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1
• 1 cup
• 3
• 1/2 cup
• 1/4 cup
• Pinch Salt
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1 tbsp
• 3
• 1/4 tsp
• 6 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   EARLY IN DAY: Pour boiling water over figs; let stand 5 min.; drain.

2. 2

   With scissors. snip off stems; then coarsely snip up figs.

3. 3

   In saucepan, beat egg yolks slightly; stir in figs, sour cream, lemon juice, salt. and 1/2 cup sugar.

4. 4

   Bring to boil over low heat. stirring; then boil, stirring, 3 min.

5. 5

   Refrigerate until cool, stiff.

6. 6

   Start heating oven to 350� F. Into fig mixture, stir nuts, vanilla, lemon rind; pour into pie shell.

7. 7

   Beat egg whites with 1/4 teasp. salt till frothy; add 6 tablesp. sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.

8. 8

   Continue beating till stiff peaks are formed; heap on pie; spread right onto edge of crust.

9. 9

   Bake 12 to 15 min.; cool.