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Granny's Coffee Pie

1/4 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup strong brewed coffee
1 cup milk
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons butter
1 baked pastry shell, 9-inch
1 recipe meringue (below)

In a medium saucepan, combine flour, salt, and sugar; add coffee and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir mixture into beaten egg yolks then return to the saucepan. Cook 2 minutes longer. Add butter; cool. Pour into pastry shell and top with meringue. Bake as directed for meringue (below).

 
Meringue Topping
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Beat egg whites until frothy; gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla or other flavoring. Spoon onto pie, spreading to crust edge to seal filling in. Bake at 325° for 15 to 18 minutes, until nicely browned.

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