Cream Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Scald 1 cup milk over boiling water.
2. 2
   Mix sugar, salt, flour and remaining milk together.
3. 3
   Stir into hot milk and cook slowly until thickened, stirring constantly.
4. 4
   Cover and cook over boiling water for 5 minutes.
5. 5
   Add mixture slowly to egg yolk and cook 1 minute longer.
6. 6
   Add butter and vanilla.
7. 7
   Cool.
8. 8
   Pour into pastry shell and spread with whipped cream.
9. 9
   Variations: Any crumb pie shell may be used instead of baked pastry shell.
10. 10
    For a 9-inch pie, use 2 cups milk and 3 egg yolks.
11. 11
    Banana Filling: Use 4 ripe bananas.
12. 12
    Fill pastry shell with alternate layers of sliced bananas and cooled filling.
13. 13
    Chocolate Filling: Add 1ounce (1 square) melted chocolate and 2 tablespoon sugar into vanilla filling.
14. 14
    Coconut Filling: Stir 1 1/2 cups moist, shredded, coconut into vanilla filling.
15. 15
    Fruit Filling: Stir 1 1/2 cups drained, canned fruit salad and a few slices of banana into filling.