Cream Pie

Name: Cream Pie
Ingredients: 1/4 c. flour; 1/2 c. sugar; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1-1/2 c. milk, scalded; 3 eggs. separated; 2 Tbsp. butter; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 6 Tbsp. sugar; 1 8 in. pie shell, baked

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1-1/2 c. milk, scalded
3 eggs. separated
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 Tbsp. sugar
1 8 in. pie shell, baked

Directions

1

Mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in top of double boiler; add scalded milk and stir well.
2

Cook over direct heat until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
3

Beat egg yolks well, stir in a little of the hot mixture and pour back into double boiler; cook over boiling water 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
4

Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
5

Beat egg whites until light and gradually beat in the 6 tablespoons sugar until stiff.
6

Fold about 1/3 of the meringue into the cooled filling.