Ricardo’s Flapper Pie

Ingredients

• Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups (210 g) graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup (55 g) brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup (75 g) unsalted butter, melted

• Vanilla Cream

  • 1/3 cup (70 g) sugar
  • 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) 35% cream
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) vanilla

• Meringue

  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) cold water
  • 4 egg whites, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup (160 g) sugar
  • 1 tbsp graham cracker crumbs