Chestnut Meringue Pie - Chefwiz.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 tsp of fennel seeds (optional)
• 8 oz of shortbread cookies (like Lorna Doone, approximately 30 cookies
• 4 tbsp of melted unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups of roasted chestnuts, peeled (available in bags or jars)
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 2 1/2 cups of heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise with the seeds scraped out
• 4 tbsp of unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar
• A pinch of salt
• 4 large egg whites