Jeni Britton Bauer's Baked Alaska Pie Recipe

Ingredients (19)

• For Pie Crust:
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and chilled
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  1 batch ice cream or sorbet of your choice, slightly softened if necessary
•  For Italian Meringue:
• 4 large egg white
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• Pinch of fine sea salt
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped out and reserved (optional)