Amaretto Cream Pie

Name: Amaretto Cream Pie
Ingredients: FOR THE PIE:; 3/4 cups Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch; 1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour; 2-3/4 cups Milk; 3 whole Egg Yolks; 1 Tablespoon Butter; 1-1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract; 1/4 cups Amaretto Liqueur; 1 whole Baked Pastry Crust; _____; FOR THE TOPPING:; 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream; 2 Tablespoons Confectioners Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract; 3 Tablespoons Sliced Toasted Almonds

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Ingredients

FOR THE PIE:
3/4 cups Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Salt
3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour
2-3/4 cups Milk
3 whole Egg Yolks
1 Tablespoon Butter
1-1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
1/4 cups Amaretto Liqueur
1 whole Baked Pastry Crust
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FOR THE TOPPING:
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tablespoons Confectioners Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
3 Tablespoons Sliced Toasted Almonds

Directions

1

Mix in a saucepan the sugar, salt, cornstarch and flour. Stir milk in gradually. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Slowly stir half the mixture into the egg yolks, slightly beaten. Then blend the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot mixture. Boil 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Blend in butter, almond extract and Amaretto. Pour into the baked pastry shell. Chill thoroughly. Top with meringue or whipped cream.
2

For the whipped cream topping, beat whipping cream on high with a mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in powdered sugar and almond extract. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.