Maple Walnut Pie - walnuts

Method

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In a small bowl, combine walnuts, butter, brown sugar and flour.
• Mix with a pastry blender and press over the bottom and sides of a buttered 9-inch pie plate.
• Prick bottom and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Sprinkle gelatin over milk in a heavy saucepan.
• Add salt.
• Beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup of the syrup and the cream.
• Stir into the milk and gelatin mixture.
• Cook over low heat until mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Chill, stirring occasionally, until it mounds when dropped from a spoon.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually adding maple syrup that remains.
• Beat until very stiff. Fold into gelatin mixture.
• Turn into crust and chill until firm.