Layered Tapioca Pie
Kay’s – Southern Maryland
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust baked
- 1 egg white
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons tapioca
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon gelatin powder
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk
- 1 ½ cups fresh fruit
Instructions
- Beat egg white till foamy, add 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until soft peaks form. Set aside.
- Combine tapioca, salt, milk, remaining sugar, egg yolk and gelatin in a heavy saucepan. Let’s stand for 5 minutes. Then cook over medium heat stirring constantly. Bring to a full boil.
- Slowly add hot mixture to egg whites. Stir rapidly to blend. Add vanilla. Cool 20 minutes. Stir.
- Place half of the tapioca mixture in the pie shell and spread evenly. Place a layer of fresh fruit over top of the tapioca then top with the remaining tapioca mixture. Place the rest of the fruit on top in a decorative manner.
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